PREOCCUPIED
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1O1C3C3U1P3I1E1D2 = 20
Definition
- adjective deeply absorbed in thought. — synonyms: bemused, lost(p)
- adjective having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something. — synonyms: haunted, obsessed, taken_up(p)
Examples
- “as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class”
- “lost in thought”
- “a preoccupied frown”