PREOCCUPATION


Meaning of PREOCCUPATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)prē-ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1603

1. : an act of preoccupying : the state of being preoccupied

2.

a. : extreme or excessive concern with something

b. : something that preoccupies one

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.