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Definition
busy thinking about or doing something so that other things are not noticed or done
- HOPE—(preoccupied with his own thoughts) Eh?Act 1 (50% in)
- They are trying to act up in the spirit of the occasion but there is something forced about their manner, an undercurrent of nervous irritation and preoccupation.Act 2 (3% in)
- ROCKY—(breaks in with his own preoccupation) I don't give a damn what happened to Hickey, but I know what's gonna happen if he don't watch his step.Act 2 (21% in)
- PARRITT—(speaks up from his own preoccupation—strangely) You know better than that, Larry.Act 3 (14% in)
- Larry is deep in his own bitter preoccupation and hasn't listened to him.Act 3 (19% in)
- The group at right hear it but are too preoccupied with drinks to pay much attention.Act 4 (96% in)
There are no more uses of "preoccupied" in The Iceman Cometh.
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