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Preoccupied vs Involved - What's the difference?

preoccupied | involved |

As adjectives the difference between preoccupied and involved

is that preoccupied is concerned with something else; distracted; giving one's attention elsewhere while involved is complicated.

As verbs the difference between preoccupied and involved

is that preoccupied is (preoccupy) while involved is (involve).

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)

    • involved

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Complicated.
    • He related an involved story about every ancestor since 1895.
  • * 1915 ,
    • Miss Price told him a long, involved story, which made out that Mrs. Otter, a humdrum and respectable little person, had scabrous intrigues.
  • Associated with others, be a participant or make someone be a participant (in a crime, process, etc.)
    • He was involved in the project for three years.
    He got involved in a bar fight.
    When the family wrapped up my father's will, no one tried to make me feel involved .
  • Having an affair with someone.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (involve)
    • The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.