Definition of "preoccupations" [preoccupations]

• Plural form of preoccupation. (noun)

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• "As 2008 winds down, one of the medias favorite preoccupations is to compile “Best Of” lists for the past year and “Predictions” of what may come to pass for the next."
• "With the help of psychotherapy and with the passage of time, his hypochondria eased and he began to show “displacement,” the strategy of shifting preoccupations from a painful source to more neutral ground."
• "Old Ideas proves that Cohen's long-term preoccupations with sex, death and salvation have endured."