Dictionary Check: preoccupied
"preoccupied" is a valid word!
Scrabble
20
points
Words with Friends
25
points
Definition
adjective
deeply absorbed in thought
Example:
"as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"
adjective
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Example:
"became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"
verb
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
Example:
"His work preoccupies him"
verb
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
Example:
"the army preoccupied the hills"
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