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Also Inflected form of preoccupy

preoccupied

preoc·cu·pied

US/priˈɑkjʌˌpaɪd/ fairly common

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”
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”

Phrases

  • preoccupied name

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