Preoccupation
31preoccupation — n abstraction, raptness, engrossment, engrossing, absorption, absorbing, immersion, immersing; concentration, intensity, pensiveness, musing, preoccupying, fixation, obsession, obsessing, Inf. bag, Sl. hang up; obliviousness, oblivion,… …
32preoccupation — pre·occupation …
33preoccupation — noun Syn: obsession, fixation, concern, passion, enthusiasm, hobby horse; informal bee in one s bonnet …
34preoccupation — pre•oc•cu•pa•tion [[t]priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk [/t]] n. 1) the state of being preoccupied 2) an act of preoccupying • Etymology: 1530–40; < L …
35préoccupation — nf. => Souci …
36preoccupation — Engrossed in one s thoughts, a mental condition sometimes so pronounced as to constitute unawareness of surroundings, even danger …
37preoccupation — n. 1 the state of being preoccupied. 2 a thing that engrosses the mind. Etymology: F preacuteoccupation or L praeoccupatio (as PREOCCUPY) …
38self-preoccupation — /sɛlf priɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ (say self preeokyuh payshuhn) noun preoccupation with oneself …
39self-preoccupation — n. * * * …
40self-preoccupation — self′ preoccupa′tion n …