preoccupation

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of occupying something before someone else.

Sinonieme

absorption

preoccupancy

obsession

prejudice

concentration

undivided attention

concern

immersion

engrossment

absentmindedness

absent-mindedness

anxiety

bemusement

bias

care

fixation

preconception

abstractedness

forethought

hire

concernment

inclination

job

need

charge

occupation

pastime

earning the first

preemption

burden

activity

propensity

provision

sit-in

solicitude

stereotypes

study

takeover

thing

trial

woolgathering

worry

fetich

fetish

Vertalings

preocupação

preocupación

verstrooidheid

préoccupation

Vertieftsein

absorção

vooringenomenheid

vooroordeel

preocupació

απασχόληση

absorbement

Versunkensein

gänzliche Inanspruchnahme

amoïnament

intranquil·litat

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French préoccupation, from Latin praeoccupātiō. By surface analysis, pre- + occupation or preoccupy + -ation.