Preoccupied – English Flashcard for Preoccupied for IELTS

Preoccupied Preoccupied (adj) /ˌpriːˈɒk.jʊ.paɪd/ US /-ˈɑː.kjuː-/ focusing all your attention on something particular and not paying attention to other things due to being worried or nervous - anxious, thoughtful, pensive, engrossed, concerned with: She's taken a term off at the university because she's preoccupied with her silk young daughter these days. Antonyms carefree, indifferent Parts of Speech Noun: preoccupation Verb: preoccupy