preoccupation
UK/ˌpɹiɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən//ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
preoccupation noun: the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
Noun
preoccupation (countable and uncountable, plural preoccupations)
- 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.1987, Latin American Research Review, page 238
- Halalisation signifies a powerful and growing preoccupation with the proliferation of […]2014, Yeoh Guan, The Other Kuala Lumpur, page 96
- The act of occupying something before someone else.
preoccupation meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic
preoccupation in Tamil
- முன்னீடுபாடு, வேறீடுபாடு
preoccupation in Malayalam
- concentration, pensiveness, engrossment
- കൃത്യാന്തരം, പൂർവ്വനിവേശം, ചിന്താമഗ്നത, ചിന്താപരത, ഏകാഗ്രത, വ്യഗ്രത
- obsession, concern, passion
- ഒഴിയാബാധ, ഉത്കണ്ഠ, അതിതാത്പര്യം, അത്യാസക്തി, അത്യുത്സാഹം, ഉജാർ
preoccupation in Kannada
- ಅನ್ಯಮನಸ್ಕತೆ, ಮನಸ್ಸು ಯಾವುದೋ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಳುಗಿರುವುದು, ಕಾರ್ಯ ನಿಮಗ್ನತೆ, ತಲ್ಲೀನತೆ, ತನ್ಮಯತೆ, ಮನಸ್ಸನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಮೊದಲೇ ಆವರಿಸಿರುವ ವಿಷಯ
preoccupation in Arabic
- the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment
- اِسْتِغْرَاق istiḡrāq, اِنْهِمَاك inhimāk, اِنْشِغَال inšiḡāl
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- preoccupation in Persian
- اشتغال فکری ešteġâl-e fekri
Examples of preoccupation in a sentence
- But there is no contradiction between the populist right’s Christianism and its secularism, since both derive from a preoccupation with Islam.2017 December 6, Rogers Brubaker, “The New Language of European Populism”, in brubaker.scholar.ss.ucla.edu, page 4:
- In a way, I’ve turned my youthful preoccupations into a profession.2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophe”, in National Geographic:
- Uncertain how to address a French preoccupation with security and immigration, and facing a generational fracture over identity politics, the left’s disarray has allowed Mr.2021 September 2, Roger Cohen, “The French Left Is in Disarray, but Here Comes Anne Hidalgo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from...
Synonyms of preoccupation
Forms of preoccupation
| plural | preoccupations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pre-occupation |
Origin of preoccupation
Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.
Words formed from preoccupation
Words that rhyme with preoccupation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about preoccupation
- What does preoccupation mean?
- Preoccupation means the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
- What is preoccupation in Tamil?
- Preoccupation in Tamil is முன்னீடுபாடு, வேறீடுபாடு. See Preoccupation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use preoccupation in a sentence?
- But there is no contradiction between the populist right’s Christianism and its secularism, since both derive from a preoccupation with Islam.
- What part of speech is preoccupation?
- Preoccupation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce preoccupation?
- Preoccupation is pronounced /ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of preoccupation?
- The plural of preoccupation is preoccupations.
Words near preoccupation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: preoccupation (page history and authors); preoccupation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preoccupation (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); preoccupation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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