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Meaning of PREOCCUPIED

Pronunciation:  pree'âkyu`pId

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  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"
 
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 Synonyms: bemused, concerned, deep in thought(p), haunted, lost(p), obsessed, taken up(p), thoughtful
 

 

 

 

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