vverb.emotionengage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessivelyExamples:- His work preoccupies him
- The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
Derivationally Related Form:preoccupancypreoccupation
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:preoccupycontrol
Direct Hyponyms:ghosthauntobsessprepossess
Full Troponyms:hauntprepossess
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.possessionoccupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advanceExamples:- the army preoccupied the hills
Derivationally Related Form:preoccupation
Hypernyms:arrogate assume seize take over usurp
Inherited Hypernyms:preoccupyassumetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.alldeeply absorbed in thoughtSynset:bemused lost
Examples:- as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class
- lost in thought
- a preoccupied frown
Antonyms:thoughtless
Derivationally Related Form:preoccupancy
Inherited Hypernyms:bemused
Similar to:thoughtful
adj satadj.allhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with somethingSynset:haunted obsessed taken up
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:unconcerned
Derivationally Related Form:preoccupancy
Inherited Hypernyms:haunted
Similar to:concerned