preoccupation

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

préoccupation

absorbement

besoin

occupation

peine

idée préconçue

préjugé

absorption

Synonymes

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

Traductions

preocupação

preocupación

verstrooidheid

Vertieftsein

vooroordeel

absorção

απασχόληση

Versunkensein

gänzliche Inanspruchnahme

preocupació

vooringenomenheid

intranquil·litat

عناء

amoïnament

neguit

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌpɹiɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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