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Distraught vs Preoccupied - What's the difference?

distraught | preoccupied |

As adjectives the difference between distraught and preoccupied

is that distraught is deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed while preoccupied is concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.

As a verb preoccupied is

past tense of preoccupy.

distraught

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; distressed.
    • His distraught widow cried for days, feeling very alone.

    Derived terms

    * distraughtly * distraughtness

    Synonyms

    * distressed * pained

    preoccupied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere.
    • I was preoccupied with a deadline at work, and I forgot his birthday.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (preoccupy)