preoccupation
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pre·oc·cu·pa·tion
(prē-ŏk′yə-pā′shən)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.
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preoccupation
(priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən) orpreoccupancy
n
1. the state of being preoccupied, esp mentally
2. something that holds the attention or preoccupies the mind
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pre•oc•cu•pa•tion
(priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-)n.
1. the state of being preoccupied.
2. an act of preoccupying.
[1530–40; < Latin]
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Noun | 1. | preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention 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. | ![]() 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 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.
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preoccupation
nounTotal occupation of the attention or of the mind:
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Translations
إنْشِغال البال
zaujetí
optagethed
belefeledkezés
òaî sem e-r er upptekinn af
preoccupation
[priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən] N → preocupación fkeeping 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
preoccupation
[priˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən] n → préoccupation flet me explain my preoccupation with this → laissez-moi vous expliquer pourquoi cela me préoccupe
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
preoccupation
[priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ/ən] n → preoccupazione fhis preoccupation with death → la sua ossessione della morte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
preoccupy
(priˈokjupai) verb to engage or occupy (a person's mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely. His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday.
preˌoccuˈpation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
preoccupation
n. preocupación; absorción de la atención.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012