What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Engrossed vs Focussed - What's the difference?

engrossed | focussed |

As verbs the difference between engrossed and focussed

is that engrossed is past tense of engross while focussed is past tense of focus.

As adjectives the difference between engrossed and focussed

is that engrossed is preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else while focussed is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

engrossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (engross)
  • Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
  • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a document) Finalized, written in large letters.
  • focussed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * focused

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British)
  • Antonyms

    * unfocussed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (British) (focus)
  • Usage notes

    * The spelling focused'' is much more common in the US; however, the spelling ''focussed is sometimes used in the UK and Canada, and is especially common in Australia and New Zealand.