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1preoccupation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present, recent ▪ central, chief, main, major ▪ Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families …
2preoccupation — pre|oc|cu|pa|tion [pri:ˌɔkjuˈpeıʃən US ˌa:k ] n 1.) [singular,U] when someone thinks or worries about something a lot, with the result that they do not pay attention to other things preoccupation with ▪ the current preoccupation with sex and… …
3preoccupation — [[t]priɒ̱kjʊpe͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] preoccupations 1) N COUNT: oft N with n If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. Karouzos s poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the… …
4preoccupation */ — UK [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms preoccupation : singular preoccupation plural preoccupations a) [singular/uncountable] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things… …
5preoccupation — pre|oc|cu|pa|tion [ pri,akjə peıʃn ] noun * singular or uncount a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things: She noticed his look of preoccupation. preoccupation with: a preoccupation with… …
6preoccupation — n. a preoccupation with * * * [prɪˌɒkjʊ peɪʃ(ə)n] a preoccupation with …
7preoccupation — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a strong interest in something, usually because you are worried about it, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things (+ with): the Bundesbank s preoccupation with keeping down inflation 2 (C)… …
8preoccupation — /priɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (say preeokyuh payshuhn) noun 1. the state of being preoccupied: *He had suffered spiritual assault, and in his distress and blind preoccupation with the wound to his feelings his feet led him astray. –frank dalby davison, 1965.… …
9preoccupation — [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [singular/U] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things a preoccupation with death[/ex] 2) [C] something that you think about and want to do because it is important Syn …
10preoccupation — noun Date: 1603 1. an act of preoccupying ; the state of being preoccupied 2. a. extreme or excessive concern with something b. something that preoccupies one …
