preoccupied, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
haunted obsessed preoccupied taken up
sample sentences
"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"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
deeply absorbed in thought
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bemused lost preoccupied
sample sentences
"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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