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Preoccupation - English meaning

Preoccupation – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.

Usage examples:

He began to overcome his preoccupation with germs

Synonims:

PensivenessConcentrationEngrossmentAbsorptionSelf-absorptionMusingThinkingThinking of other thingsDeep thoughtBrown studyBroodingAbstractionAbsent-mindednessAbsence of mindDistr
noun

The thing you think about most

Usage examples:

[ u ] his preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.

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全神贯注

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Preoccupatie, Vooringenomenheid, Hoofdbezigheid, Verstrooidheid, Vooroordeel, Vrijmaker

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Préoccupation

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Beschäftigung, Hauptbeschäftigung, Beschäftigtsein, Inanspruchnahme, Vertieftsein, Vorurteil

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अति व्यस्तता, परवा, व्यस्तता, पूर्वव्यस्तता, मानसनिक व्यस्तता

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Preoccupazione, Coinvolgimento

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선취, 몰두, 선입견

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Озабоченность, Рассеянность, Занятие места раньше

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Preocupación

Word origin

late 16th century (first used in rhetoric in the sense ‘anticipating and meeting objections beforehand’): from Latin praeoccupatio(n- ), from praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’ (see preoccupy).

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Preoccupation – similar words

preoccupations

noun

The state or condition of being preoccupied or engrossed with something.

Usage examples:

He began to overcome his preoccupation with germs
noun

The thing you think about most

Usage examples:

[ u ] his preoccupation with sports is affecting his grades.
Preoccupations - all meanings in English

preoccupant

adjective

Previously occupying; preoccupying, mentally absorbing.

noun

A person who occupies (a place or region) before others; a previous or earlier occupant.

Preoccupant - all meanings in English

preoccupancy

noun

The action or fact of occupying previously; previous or earlier occupation.

noun

The state or condition of being preoccupied or mentally absorbed.

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Preoccupation synonims

absent-mindedness

noun

A lack of attention to what you are doing or what is happening around you because you are thinking about other things

Usage examples:

In a moment of absent-mindedness, she threw her keys in the bin., missing the meeting was not absen…
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absorption

əbˈzɔːp.ʃən

noun

The process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

Usage examples:

The country's absorption into the ottoman empire
noun

The process by which a substance or object takes in a liquid, gas, waves, or chemical and makes it a part of itself

Usage examples:

Using a special numerical procedure, they calculated the absorption spectrum (= the range of light …
noun

A situation in which an organization pays the cost of something

Usage examples:

We can justify the company's absorption of higher manufacturing costs., reports confirmed the absor…
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abstraction

æbˈstræk.ʃən

noun

The quality of dealing with ideas rather than events.

Usage examples:

Topics will vary in degrees of abstraction
noun

An idea that develops by looking at or thinking about a number of different things

noun

The quality of existing as or representing an idea, a feeling, etc. and not a material object, or something that has this quality

Usage examples:

They discuss the issue of realism versus abstraction in sculpture., actual black holes have been fo…
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brooding

ˈbruː.dɪŋ

adjective

Engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried.

Usage examples:

He stared with brooding eyes
verb

Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried.

Usage examples:

She had brooded over the subject a thousand times
adjective

Feeling sad, worried or angry for a long time

Usage examples:

Her films have a brooding atmosphere.
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concentration

ˌkɒn.sənˈtreɪ.ʃən

noun

The action or power of focusing all one's attention.

Usage examples:

She was frowning in concentration
noun

A close gathering of people or things.

Usage examples:

The island has the greatest concentration of seabirds in the north-west
noun

A large amount of something in the same place

Usage examples:

[ c ] there’s a heavy concentration of poor and elderly in the district., he had a look of intense …
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engrossment

ɪnˈɡrəʊs.mənt

noun

The final version of a legal document, especially a deed or statute.

Usage examples:

I will prepare engrossments of the settlement agreement and you will prepare engrossments of the tr…
noun

The final version of a legal document

Usage examples:

The top copy should be retained and used as the engrossment if its terms are approved., i watched t…
noun

A feeling of great interest that makes you give something all of your attention

Usage examples:

I watched the show with total engrossment., engrossment in she was made more and more uncomfortable…
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musing

noun

A period of reflection or thought.

Usage examples:

His musings were interrupted by the sound of the telephone
adjective

Characterized by reflection or deep thought.

Usage examples:

The sad musing gaze
verb

Be absorbed in thought.

Usage examples:

He was musing on the problems he faced
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self-absorption

noun

The quality of only being interested in yourself and your own activities

Usage examples:

Her self-absorption is total - she talks you to death about her health problems.
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thinking

noun

The process of considering or reasoning about something.

Usage examples:

The selectors have some thinking to do before the match
adjective

Using thought or rational judgement; intelligent.

Usage examples:

He seemed a thinking man
verb

Have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

Usage examples:

She thought that nothing would be the same again
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