adjective
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something (Freq. 1)
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became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
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was absolutely obsessed with the girl
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got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children
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he was taken up in worry for the old woman
• Syn: ↑haunted, ↑obsessed, ↑preoccupied
• Similar to: ↑concerned
• Derivationally related forms: ↑preoccupancy (for: ↑preoccupied)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.