preoccupation

preoccupation
[[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 Orthodox Church...

In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.

2) N-UNCOUNT 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.

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  • préoccupation — [ preɔkypasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1486; lat. præoccupatio→ préoccuper 1 ♦ Souci, inquiétude qui occupe l esprit. ⇒ 1. souci. Leur préoccupation majeure. Des préoccupations d avenir. Avoir de graves préoccupations. « La comtesse de Champcenais avait des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • preoccupation — Preoccupation. s. f. v. Prevention d esprit. Juger sans preoccupation. quand il y a de la preoccupation, on ne juge pas bien des choses. libre de toute preoccupation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Preoccupation — Pre*oc cu*pa tion, n. [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F. pr[ e]occupation.] 1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. [1913 Webster] 2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] South. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • preoccupation — I noun absorbed interest, absorption, abstraction, attentiveness, concentration, daydreaming, deep study, depth of thought, devotion, distraction, dreaminess, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, fixation, fixed idea, idee fixe, immersion,… …   Law dictionary

  • préoccupation — PRÉOCCUPATION: Est d autant plus vive qu étant profondément absorbé, on reste immobile …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • preoccupation — (n.) 1550s, state of occupying beforehand, from L. praeoccupationem (nom. praeoccupatio) a seizing beforehand, anticipation, noun of action from pp. stem of praeoccupare, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + occupare seize (see OCCUPY (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • preoccupation — Preoccupation, Occupatio, Anticipatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • preoccupation — ► NOUN 1) the state of being preoccupied. 2) a matter that preoccupies someone …   English terms dictionary

  • preoccupation — [prē äk΄yo͞o pā′shən, prē äk΄yəpā′shən] n. [L praeoccupatio] 1. a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally 2. something, as an idea, which preoccupies one …   English World dictionary

  • préoccupation — (pré o ku pa sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. 1°   Terme de droit. Action d occuper antérieurement à un autre. •   La préoccupation engendre la propriété, CAPPEAU Comp. des Alpines, p. 140. 2°   État d une personne dont l esprit est tout… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • PRÉOCCUPATION — s. f. Disposition d un esprit tellement occupé d un seul objet, qu il ne peut faire attention à aucun autre. Il est dans une telle préoccupation d esprit, que vous lui parleriez en vain d une autre affaire que de la sienne. S il vous a répondu de …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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