Hyphenation of PREOCCUPIED

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word PREOCCUPIED? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

PRE-OC-CU-PIED

Definitions of PREOCCUPIED:

1.	Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively His work preoccupies him The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
2.	Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance The army preoccupied the hills
3.	Deeply absorbed in thought As distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class Lost in thought A preoccupied frown
4.	Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something Became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle Was absolutely obsessed with the girl Got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children He was taken up in worry for the old woman

Synonyms of PREOCCUPIED:

adj	bemused, deep in thought, lost, thoughtful
adj	haunted, obsessed, taken up, concerned

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