preoccupation

noun

/priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/

/priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] preoccupation (with something) a state of thinking about something continuously; something that you think about frequently or for a long time synonym obsession
- She found his preoccupation with money irritating.
- His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
Extra Examples
- Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families.
- his lifelong preoccupation with Chinese art forms
- our society's unhealthy preoccupation with women's bodies
- His later work reflects a growing preoccupation with death.
- She is very attuned to the current preoccupations of senior management.
- The contract threatened to become a major preoccupation for Laura.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- current
- present
- recent
- …
preposition
- preoccupation for
- preoccupation with
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[uncountable] a mood created by thinking or worrying about something and ignoring everything else
- She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.

Word Originlate 16th cent. (first used in rhetoric in the sense ‘anticipating and meeting objections beforehand’): from Latin praeoccupatio(n-), from praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.

单词	preoccupation
释义	preoccupation noun /priˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/ /priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] preoccupation (with something) a state of thinking about something continuously; something that you think about frequently or for a long time synonym obsession She found his preoccupation with money irritating. His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager. Extra Examples Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families. his lifelong preoccupation with Chinese art forms our society's unhealthy preoccupation with women's bodies His later work reflects a growing preoccupation with death. She is very attuned to the current preoccupations of senior management. The contract threatened to become a major preoccupation for Laura. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective current present recent … preposition preoccupation for preoccupation with See full entry [uncountable] a mood created by thinking or worrying about something and ignoring everything else She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation. Word Originlate 16th cent. (first used in rhetoric in the sense ‘anticipating and meeting objections beforehand’): from Latin praeoccupatio(n-), from praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.
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