Main Entry: pre·oc·cu·pied

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)prē-ˈä-kyə-ˌpīd\

Function: adjective

Date: 1842

1 : previously applied to another group and unavailable for use in a new sense —used of a biological generic or specific name
2 a : lost in thought; also : absorbed in some preoccupation b : already occupied

synonyms see abstracted