absorbed in thought



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absorbed in thought

Fully and deeply engrossed in a thought or idea, often to such a degree as to be unaware of or insensitive to the outside world. It's no use trying to talk to Helen when she's absorbed in thought like that; it's as if we don't even exist!
See also: absorb, thought

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Visvaldis-Latvian
Orsina-Italian
Setareh-Persian
Barabal-Scottish
JaquelineJAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)English (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hei&Eth;RÚN-Norse Mythology, Icelandic