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occupational en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).

Meanings

  1. Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
    • She added that if someone is experiencing a high degree of distress because of scelerophobia and their social and occupational functioning is being affected, she recommends seeing a medical provider or mental health professional. 2023 September 26, Abby Roch, “My house was broken into. Now I have developed a fear of thieves called scelerophobia.”, in Business Insider:
    • Boredom is an occupational hazard if you are a checkout operator.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more occupational Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most occupational Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

nonoccupational · occupationally · occupational crime · preoccupational · occupational cancer · occupational therapist · occupational name · occupationalist · occupational hygiene · occupational safety and health · paraoccupational · occupational medicine · occupational therapy · occupational disease · occupational health and safety · occupational hazard · occupational surname

Relateds

occupative

Translations (17)

da arbejdsmæssig (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ru профессиона́льный (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · de Berufs- (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · nn yrkesmessig (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · nb yrkesmessig (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ar وَظِيفِيّ (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ga gairme (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ka პროფესიული (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · sv yrkesmessig (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · gd ceàirde (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · bg професионален (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · bg трудов (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ar مِهَنِيّ (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · fi ammatillinen (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · pl zawodowy (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · fi ammatti- (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation) · ro ocupațional (of, relating to, or caused by an occupation)