Associations to the word «Preoccupied»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREOCCUPIED, adjective. Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.
PREOCCUPIED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of preoccupy
PREOCCUPIED NAME, noun. (zoology) In zoological nomenclature, a name which is formally published, but which had already been used for another taxon; this second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced.
PREOCCUPIED NAMES, noun. Plural of preoccupied name
Dictionary definition
PREOCCUPIED, 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".
PREOCCUPIED, 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".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.