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preoccupied
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
preoccupied
(adjective)
preoccupy
(verb)
preoccupied
/ˌpriː
ˈ
ɑːkjəˌpaɪd/
adjective
preoccupied
/ˌpriː
ˈ
ɑːkjəˌpaɪd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PREOCCUPIED
[
more preoccupied; most preoccupied
]
:
thinking about something a lot or too much
—
often +
with
She is too
preoccupied with
family problems to focus on her work.
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