preoccupation
11PRÉOCCUPATION — s. f. Disposition d un esprit tellement occupé d un seul objet, qu il ne peut faire attention à aucun autre. Il est dans une telle préoccupation d esprit, que vous lui parleriez en vain d une autre affaire que de la sienne. S il vous a répondu de …
12preoccupation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present, recent ▪ central, chief, main, major ▪ Their chief preoccupation was how to feed their families …
13preoccupation */ — UK [priːˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [prɪˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms preoccupation : singular preoccupation plural preoccupations a) [singular/uncountable] a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things… …
14preoccupation — pre|oc|cu|pa|tion [pri:ˌɔkjuˈpeıʃən US ˌa:k ] n 1.) [singular,U] when someone thinks or worries about something a lot, with the result that they do not pay attention to other things preoccupation with ▪ the current preoccupation with sex and… …
15preoccupation — [[t]priɒ̱kjʊpe͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] preoccupations 1) N COUNT: oft N with n If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. Karouzos s poetry shows a profound preoccupation with the… …
16preoccupation — pre|oc|cu|pa|tion [ pri,akjə peıʃn ] noun * singular or uncount a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things: She noticed his look of preoccupation. preoccupation with: a preoccupation with… …
17preoccupation — n. a preoccupation with * * * [prɪˌɒkjʊ peɪʃ(ə)n] a preoccupation with …
18preoccupation — noun 1) an air of preoccupation Syn: pensiveness, concentration, engrossment, absorption, self absorption, musing, thinking, deep thought, brown study, brooding; abstraction, absentmindedness, distraction, forgetfulness, inattentiveness,… …
19PRÉOCCUPATION — n. f. Disposition d’un esprit tellement occupé d’un objet qu’il ne peut prêter à un autre qu’une moindre attention. S’il vous a répondu de travers, ce n’est pas de sa part simple distraction, c’est préoccupation. Il signifie encore Souci. Au… …
20preoccupation — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) a strong interest in something, usually because you are worried about it, with the result that you do not pay attention to other things (+ with): the Bundesbank s preoccupation with keeping down inflation 2 (C)… …
