preoccupation

pre·oc·cu·pa·tion  (pr-ky-pshn)

n.

1. The state of being preoccupied; absorption of the attention or intellect.

2. Something that preoccupies or engrosses the mind: Money was their chief preoccupation.

3. Occupation of a place in advance; preoccupancy.

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preoccupation [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən], preoccupancy [priːˈɒkjʊpənsɪ]

n

1. the state of being preoccupied, esp mentally

2. something that holds the attention or preoccupies the mind

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention fixation, obsession - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone hang-up - an emotional preoccupation hobbyhorse - a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse" idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" self-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
	2.	preoccupation - the mental state of being preoccupied by something preoccupancy, engrossment, absorption cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes abstractedness, abstraction - preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else absentmindedness - preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored
	3.	preoccupation - the act of taking occupancy before someone else does preoccupancy moving in, occupancy, occupation - the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"

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preoccupation

noun

1. obsession, concern, hang-up (informal), fixation, pet subject, hobbyhorse, idée fixe (French), bee in your bonnet Her main preoccupation from an early age was boys.

2. absorption, musing, oblivion, abstraction, daydreaming, immersion, reverie, absent-mindedness, brown study, inattentiveness, absence of mind, pensiveness, engrossment, prepossession, woolgathering He kept sinking back into gloomy preoccupation.

Translations

preoccupation [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən] N → preocupación f
keeping warm was his main preoccupation → su principal preocupación or lo que más le preocupaba era no pasar frío
she was too busy with her own preoccupations to notice → estaba demasiado ensimismada en sus cosas para darse cuenta
his incessant preoccupation with his appearance → su constante obsesión or preocupación por el aspecto

preoccupation [priˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ^ən] n → préoccupation f
let me explain my preoccupation with this → laissez-moi vous expliquer pourquoi cela me préoccupe

preoccupation

n his face had a look of preoccupation → seinem Gesicht sah man an, dass ihn etwas beschäftigte; her preoccupation with her appearance → ihre ständige Sorge um ihr Äußeres; her preoccupation with making money was such that … → sie war so sehr mit dem Geldverdienen beschäftigt, dass …; that was his main preoccupation → das war sein Hauptanliegen

preoccupation [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ/ən] n → preoccupazione f
his preoccupation with death → la sua ossessione della morte

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preoccupation [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ/ən] n → preoccupazione f
his preoccupation with death → la sua ossessione della morte