preoccupation

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ occupation

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

preoccupation (plural preoccupations)

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

Synonyms

• preoccupancy

Translations

the state of being preoccupied; enthrallment

• Russian: поглощённость (ru) (pogloščónnostʹ) f, увлечённость (ru) (uvlečónnostʹ) f, озабоченность (ru) (ozabočennostʹ) f

• Serbo-Croatian: zaokupljenost (sh)

the act of occupying something before someone else

• Russian: занятие места заранее (ru) (zanjatije mesta zaraneje), занятие места раньше другого (ru) (zanjatije mesta ranʹše drugogo)