preoccupation
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preoccupation
- /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ US
- /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/ US
- /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.
noun preoccupations · pre-occupation
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The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
The same preoccupation with developing a conceptual framework is evident in David Blank's Venezuela: Politics in a Petroleum Republic, a modified version of Blank's early theses.
Similar: absorption
- The act of occupying something before someone else.
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noun the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment
| Deutsch | Vertieftsein, Beschäftigtsein, beherrschender Gedanke, Sorge, Anliegen, Besorgnis |
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| Русский | поглощённость pogloščónnostʹ, увлечённость uvlečónnostʹ, озабо́ченность ozabóčennostʹ |
| العربية | اِسْتِغْرَاق istiḡrāq, اِنْهِمَاك inhimāk, اِنْشِغَال inšiḡāl |
noun the act of occupying something before someone else
| Русский | заня́тие места зара́нее zanjátije mesta zaráneje, заня́тие места ра́ньше другого zanjátije mesta ránʹše drugovo |
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Talk about this word "preoccupation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/preoccupation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. preoccupation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/preoccupation "preoccupation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/preoccupation.Cite this
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title = {preoccupation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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