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Definition
busy thinking about or doing something so that other things are not noticed or done
- I guess I should be upset he's drinking again, but I'm preoccupied with another feeling.Chapter 14 (98% in)
- I'm crouched on one knee, preparing to enter the Meadow, but I'm still so preoccupied with the day's events that it takes a sudden screech of an owl to bring me to my senses.Chapter 10 (98% in)
- But anyone can see that Peeta is preoccupied, so Caesar directs the conversation right into the subject that's on everyone's minds.Chapter 18 (14% in)
There are no more uses of "preoccupied" in Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire).
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