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Synonyms for preoccupation
priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-pre·oc·cu·pa·tion

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  1. preoccupationnoun

    Synonyms:
    preoccupancy

  2. preoccupationnoun

    the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment

    Synonyms:
    preoccupancy

  3. preoccupationnoun

    the act of occupying something before someone else

    Synonyms:
    preoccupancy

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. preoccupationnoun

    an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

    Synonyms:
    engrossment, preoccupancy, absorption

  2. preoccupation, preoccupancy, absorption, engrossmentnoun

    the mental state of being preoccupied by something

    Synonyms:
    preoccupancy, assimilation, concentration, engrossment, intentness, absorption, immersion, soaking up

  3. preoccupancy, preoccupationnoun

    the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

    Synonyms:
    engrossment, preoccupancy, absorption

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  1. moodle

    moodle is to daydream, which is also to stare into space.

    i moodled up a few ideas.

    Submitted by rinat on June 7, 2017  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. preoccupationnoun

    Synonyms:
    prepossession

  2. preoccupationnoun

    Synonyms:
    abstraction, inattention, revery, musing, absence, muse, absence of mind, brown study

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "preoccupation":

    concern

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#3115concern
#4321concentration
#9691absorption
#18200immersion
#24294assimilation
#44983preoccupation
#139750engrossment

How to use preoccupation in a sentence?

  1. Cormac McCarthy:

    Notions of chance and fate are the preoccupation of men engaged in rash undertakings.

  2. Nicolas Chamfort:

    Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.

  3. Sidney Poitier:

    We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists ... in the loved one, perfection.

  4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    crime has become the preoccupation of genuises in this technotyrannical twittering society. There are those who will show -a love/hate relationship with the rest of the populus.

  5. Elie Wiesel:

    That is my major preoccupation --memory, the kingdom of memory. I want to protect and enrich that kingdom, glorify that kingdom and serve it.


Translations for preoccupation

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  • preocupaciónSpanish
  • مشروعیتPersian
  • keasyikanIndonesian
  • увлечённость, поглощённость, озабоченность, занятие места раньше другого, занятие места заранееRussian
  • zaokupljenostSerbo-Croatian

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