haunted vs preoccupied what difference

what is difference between haunted and preoccupied

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hônt, IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːntɪd/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑntɪd/
• Hyphenation: haunt‧ed

Adjective

haunted (comparative more haunted, superlative most haunted or hauntedest)

1. Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

   The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.

2. Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

   a soldier haunted by the memories of combat

3. Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

   a haunted expression

Translations

Verb

haunted

1. simple past tense and past participle of haunt

   According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.

Anagrams

• de-haunt, dehaunt, nut head, nut-head, nuthead, undeath, unhated

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

preoccupied (comparative more preoccupied, superlative most preoccupied)

1. Concerned with something else; distracted; giving one’s attention elsewhere.

   I was preoccupied with a deadline at work, and I forgot his birthday.

2. (taxonomy, not comparable) Describing a scientific name that was previously used, a junior homonym.

Translations

Verb

preoccupied

1. simple past tense and past participle of preoccupy

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