preoccupied
adjective/priˈɒkjupaɪd/
/priˈɑːkjupaɪd/
- preoccupied (with something) thinking and/or worrying continuously about something so that you do not pay attention to other things
- He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong.
- She seemed preoccupied all the time I was talking to her.
- We live in a world preoccupied by sport.
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