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preoccupied
adjective
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
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adjective
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
“became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle”
adjective
deeply absorbed in thought
“as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
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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
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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