how to pronounce preoccupation

/pɹiːˌɑːkjəˈpɛɪʃən/

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preoccupation is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of preoccupation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tarkovsky's preoccupation shown from a …”

meaning of preoccupation

Preoccupation means to be concerned about something to the point of being unable to think about anything else.

preoccupation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word preoccupation occurs in english on average 1.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preoccupation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preoccupation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;