preoccupied
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: haunted, obsessed, taken up |
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(satellite adjective) 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, deep in thought, lost |
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