occupational
adjCA, US /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/
Etymology From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).
1
Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
- Boredom is an occupational hazard if you are a checkout operator.
- 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:
- Derived terms
- 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
- occupative