preoccupation
The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mindThe state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
» Don't open your mouth, and your physiognomy demonstrates a preoccupation.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
Vertieftsein, Beschäftigtsein, beherrschender Gedanke
поглощённостьpogloščónnostʹ, увлечённостьuvlečónnostʹ, озабо́ченностьozabóčennostʹ
an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
(countable, uncountable)The act of occupying something before someone else.
заня́тие места зара́нееzanjátije mesta zaráneje, заня́тие места ра́ньше другогоzanjátije mesta ránʹše drugovo
the act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Examples
7 sentencesDon't open your mouth, and your physiognomy demonstrates a preoccupation.
Preoccupation with sex is the basis of all mental activity.
Sami had a strange preoccupation.
The rumor about Tom isn't true, but it is in line with many of his preoccupations.
It is preoccupation with possession, more than anything else, that prevents men from living freely and nobly.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis,Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.
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Forms
plural: preoccupationsSynonyms
3 synonyms- the mental state of being preoccupied by something:preoccupancyabsorptionengrossment
- the act of taking occupancy before someone else does:preoccupancy
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable