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Preoccupation vs Occupied - What's the difference?

preoccupation | occupied |

As a noun preoccupation

is the state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.

As an adjective occupied is

reserved, engaged.

As a verb occupied is

past tense of occupy.

preoccupation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
  • The act of occupying something before someone else.

    • Synonyms

    * preoccupancy

    occupied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Reserved, engaged.
    • The stall on the left is occupied .
  • Busy, unavailable.
    • she is occupied at the moment
  • Subjugated, under the control of a foreign military presence.
  • travelled to occupied Japan in December 1945

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (occupy)