preoccupied

  • (s) 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
    bemused, deep in thought, lost,
  • (s) 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
    haunted, obsessed, taken up,

Synonyms

bemused deep in thought lost haunted obsessed taken up

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