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[ adjective ] deeply absorbed in thought
Synonyms Examples "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class" "lost in thought" "a preoccupied frown" Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)The girls seemed to spend half their time tiptoeing in `` to see if Mike was all_right '' and they were too preoccupied to cook , much less be secretaries . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Examples "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" Used in print (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)If we look_at recent art we find it preoccupied with form . Related terms |
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