preoccupation
See also: préoccupation
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupatiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌpriɑkjəˈpeɪʃən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹiɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]preoccupation (countable and uncountable, plural preoccupations)
- The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
- 1987, Latin American Research Review, page 238:
- 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.
- 2014, Yeoh Guan, The Other Kuala Lumpur, page 96:
- Halalisation signifies a powerful and growing preoccupation with the proliferation of […]
- 2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophe[1]”, in National Geographic:
- As an adult, I became a journalist whose beat is the environment. In a way, I’ve turned my youthful preoccupations into a profession.
- The act of occupying something before someone else.
Synonyms
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[edit]the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment
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the act of occupying something before someone else
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