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    pre·oc·cu·pa·tion
    /ˌprēˌäkyəˈpāSH(ə)n/

    noun

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › preoccupationPreoccupation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PREOCCUPATION is an act of preoccupying : the state of being preoccupied. How to use preoccupation in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPREOCCUPATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PREOCCUPATION definition: 1. an idea or subject that someone thinks about most of the time: 2. the state of being worried…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › preoccupationPreoccupation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Preoccupation is a state where you're absorbed in something. You may have a preoccupation with video games or Hello Kitty, for example, if you can't keep your mind off those things.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPREOCCUPATION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › preoccupationPreoccupation - definition of preoccupation by ... - The Free...

    Define preoccupation. preoccupation synonyms, preoccupation pronunciation, preoccupation translation, English dictionary definition of preoccupation. 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...

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › preoccupation_npreoccupation, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for preoccupation is from 1552, in the writing of Richard Huloet, lexicographer. preoccupation is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › preoccupationAll resources related to 'preoccupation' - Collins Online...

    1. If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. [...] 2. Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important. [...] More. Synonyms of 'preoccupation'

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › preoccupationpreoccupation noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    preoccupation. noun. /priˌɑkyəˈpeɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] preoccupation (with something) a state of thinking about something continuously; something that you think about frequently or for a long time synonym obsession She found his preoccupation with money irritating. His current preoccupation is the hiring of a new manager.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › preoccupationpreoccupation | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    preoccupation meaning: 1. the state of thinking or worrying about something so much that you do not think about other…. Learn more.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › preoccupationPreoccupation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    PREOCCUPATION meaning: 1 : a state in which you give all your attention to something usually + with; 2 : something that you give all or most of your attention to.