concern
Usage
What are other ways to say concern?
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.Example Sentences
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Despite the legal consequences, several residents expressed support for Brandlin’s actions and expressed broader concerns about safety.
From Los Angeles Times
Central banks started diversifying their dollar exposure, with gold the preferred diversifier, and investors followed amid geopolitical concerns and worries about U.S. fiscal health.
From Barron's
The longstanding concern for dollar stores is that during inflationary events stores can’t raise prices enough to keep profit margins from shrinking.
From Barron's
In 2024, a short seller raised concerns about the company’s accounting practices, and its accounting firm, Ernst & Young, later resigned.
From Barron's
It wasn’t immediately clear what drove the rotation on a day when traders seemed mostly concerned with how long the Iran war would continue.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
