preoccupation
1préoccupation — [ preɔkypasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1486; lat. præoccupatio→ préoccuper 1 ♦ Souci, inquiétude qui occupe l esprit. ⇒ 1. souci. Leur préoccupation majeure. Des préoccupations d avenir. Avoir de graves préoccupations. « La comtesse de Champcenais avait des… …
2preoccupation — Preoccupation. s. f. v. Prevention d esprit. Juger sans preoccupation. quand il y a de la preoccupation, on ne juge pas bien des choses. libre de toute preoccupation …
3Preoccupation — Pre*oc cu*pa tion, n. [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F. pr[ e]occupation.] 1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession. [1913 Webster] 2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] South. [1913… …
4preoccupation — I noun absorbed interest, absorption, abstraction, attentiveness, concentration, daydreaming, deep study, depth of thought, devotion, distraction, dreaminess, engrossment, enthrallment, fascination, fixation, fixed idea, idee fixe, immersion,… …
5préoccupation — PRÉOCCUPATION: Est d autant plus vive qu étant profondément absorbé, on reste immobile …
6preoccupation — (n.) 1550s, state of occupying beforehand, from L. praeoccupationem (nom. praeoccupatio) a seizing beforehand, anticipation, noun of action from pp. stem of praeoccupare, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + occupare seize (see OCCUPY (Cf.… …
7preoccupation — Preoccupation, Occupatio, Anticipatio …
8preoccupation — ► NOUN 1) the state of being preoccupied. 2) a matter that preoccupies someone …
9preoccupation — [prē äk΄yo͞o pā′shən, prē äk΄yəpā′shən] n. [L praeoccupatio] 1. a preoccupying or being preoccupied, esp. mentally 2. something, as an idea, which preoccupies one …
10préoccupation — (pré o ku pa sion ; en vers, de six syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de droit. Action d occuper antérieurement à un autre. • La préoccupation engendre la propriété, CAPPEAU Comp. des Alpines, p. 140. 2° État d une personne dont l esprit est tout… …
