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PREOCCUPIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Example:
he was taken up in worry for the old woman
Synonyms:
haunted; obsessed; preoccupied; taken up
Classified under:
Similar:
concerned (feeling or showing worry or solicitude)
Derivation:
preoccupancy (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Deeply absorbed in thought
Example:
a preoccupied frown
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)
Derivation:
preoccupancy (the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb preoccupy
