1 [U,C] ~ (with sth) a state of thinking about sth continuously; sth that you think about frequently or for a long time:
She found his preoccupation with money irritating. * His current preoccupation is the appointment of the new manager.
2 [U] a mood created by thinking or worrying about sth and ignoring everything else:
She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for preoccupation is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is preoccupation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, preoccupation is tagged as noun.
Does preoccupation appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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