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preoccupied meaning and definition

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PREOCCUPIED adjective

Definition of preoccupied (adjective)

  1. deeply absorbed in thought
    • "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
    • synonyms: bemused, deep in thought, lost
  2. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
    • "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
    • synonyms: haunted, obsessed, taken up
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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