Definitions for preoccupied
priˈɒk yəˌpaɪdpre·oc·cu·pied

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bemused, deep in thought(p), lost(p), preoccupiedadjective

   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"

2. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. preoccupiedadjective

   Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.

   I was preoccupied with a deadline at work, and I forgot his birthday.

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1. preoccupied

   Preoccupied refers to being engrossed or thoroughly absorbed in thought, often to the point of being oblivious to or neglecting other things. It suggests a state of mind where someone's attention is so focused on a particular issue, concern, or activity that they are not fully aware of or attending to their immediate surroundings or tasks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Preoccupied

   of Preoccupy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of preoccupied in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of preoccupied in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of preoccupied in a Sentence

1. Cheryl Harris:

   For anybody who’s ever taught in a classroom, the idea is to get the conversation flowing, and you can’t do that if you’re preoccupied with which side of the line are you going to be on, that is a chilling effect, and that is every bit as offensive to the First Amendment as a direct ban.

2. Joseph McClernon:

   To the extent that smoking or other drug use alters how this system functions normally can have impacts on behavior that increase the likelihood that one continues to use drugs or has difficulty in quitting drug use, dopamine regulation of motivation for instance, is likely involved in the tendency of drug users to be overly preoccupied with drug use.

3. The Foreign Ministry:

   This did not happen even during the Cold War, but today, influential forces in the USA, preoccupied with trying to pressure Russia hard, do not stop at anything...They are trying to fence off Americans from Russians with a visa wall, as we've said before, making trips of our citizens to the USA practically impossible.

4. Adrian Archambault:

   Everybody has been so preoccupied with COVID the last few years it wasn’t maybe a bad thing to sort of do a re-check.

5. Marianne Williamson:

   Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=preoccupied
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Preoccupied
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preoccupied