occupational
English
[edit]Etymology
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From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]occupational (comparative more occupational, superlative most occupational)
- Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
- Boredom is an occupational hazard if you are a checkout operator.
- 2023 September 26, Abby Roch, “My house was broken into. Now I have developed a fear of thieves called scelerophobia.”, in Business Insider[1], archived from the original on 1 February 2026:
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]- nonoccupational
- occupational cancer
- occupational crime
- occupational disease
- occupational hazard
- occupational health and safety
- occupational hygiene
- occupationalist
- occupationally
- occupational medicine
- occupational name
- occupational safety and health
- occupational surname
- occupational therapist
- occupational therapy
- paraoccupational
- preoccupational
Related terms
[edit]- occupative (adjective)
Translations
[edit]of, relating to, or caused by an occupation
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