préoccupation

Definitions of préoccupation
  1. noun
    an immediate objective
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    types:
    occasion
    something you have to do
    type of:
    but, cible, objectif
    the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
  2. noun
    the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
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    antonyms:
    inattention
    lack of attention
    types:
    attention, respect
    paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
    constatation, observation, remarque
    the act of noticing or paying attention
    constatation, observation, remarque
    explicit notice
    type of:
    processus cognitif de base
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
  3. noun
    the mental state of being preoccupied by something
    synonyms: absorption
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    types:
    distraction
    preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
    type of:
    état cognitif
    the state of a person's cognitive processes
  4. noun
    an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
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    type of:
    idée
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  5. noun
    a feeling of excessive concern
    synonyms: inquiétude, souci
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    type of:
    inquiétude, sollicitude
    a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
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