to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
to interest or engage (used reflexively or in the passive, often followed by with or in): She concerns herself with every aspect of the business.
to trouble, worry, or disquiet: I am concerned about his health.
noun
something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair: Law is the concern of lawyers.
a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care, or that affects a person's welfare or happiness: The party was no concern of his.
worry, solicitude, or anxiety: to show concern for someone in trouble.
important relation or bearing: This news is of concern to all of us.
a commercial or manufacturing company or establishment: the headquarters of an insurance concern.
Informal. any material object or contrivance.
Origin of concern
1375–1425; late Middle English concernen (<Middle French concerner) <Medieval Latin concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting), equivalent to Latin con-con- + cernere to sift
SYNONYMS FOR concern
1 touch, involve.
3 disturb.
5 burden, responsibility.
8 firm, house.
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ANTONYMS FOR concern
6 indifference.
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synonym study for concern
6. Concern,care,worry connote an uneasy and burdened state of mind. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune.Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care.Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.
OTHER WORDS FROM concern
o·ver·con·cern,noun,verb (used with object)pre·con·cern,noun,verb (used with object)self-con·cern,noun
Without school-based counselors and social workers, these concerns may not be investigated.
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I don’t find a lot of concern about his actual policies or what’s in his heart.
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These cameras are not always accurate and raise a whole host of privacy concerns.
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Initially the company had contemplated personalizing ads, using cameras and eye-tracking, on the basis of age and gender but has since declined because of privacy concerns.
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Still, some may argue that culture and conduct concerns are too “squishy” to worry about when near-term economic outlooks are so uncertain.
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We have to share those feelings of concern that the people are feeling.
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This concern ceased after the Spanish warned of severe punitive measures on the family members of suicides.
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The concern is that a public accusation would result in an escalation.
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Some of the concern over student debt is likely driven by the startling headline numbers.
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But concern about the lake is fuelling hostilities that could prove problematic for the government and investors.
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For indeed I am not of consequence enough for my master to concern himself, and be angry about such a creature as me.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded|Samuel Richardson
What else you have belonging to other poor devils and corporations does not concern me.
The Exiles and Other Stories|Richard Harding Davis
The process, being ideal, has no concern, either with observations or experiments.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
It is no concern of mine where his affections may fall, even if it be in an unlicensed quarter.
Before the Dawn|Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Perhaps Jenny's concern with it kept her from the perception that not Glenfernie only was changing or had changed.
Foes|Mary Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for concern
concern
/ (kənˈsɜːn) /
verb(tr)
to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect
(usually foll by with or in) to involve or interest (oneself)he concerns himself with other people's affairs
noun
something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business
regard for or interest in a person or a thinghe felt a strong concern for her
anxiety, worry, or solicitude
important bearing or relationhis news has great concern for us
a commercial company or enterprise
informala material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion
Word Origin for concern
C15: from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish