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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The expense is a common concern, when building without plastic.
From BBC
Chinese negotiators expressed "serious concern" about Washington's plans to probe the country's trade practices and urged the US to maintain economic stability, he said.
From BBC
The risk label puts the US company in the same boat as the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, which was similarly blacklisted over different national security concerns.
From BBC
But while the conflict is a "concern for many", affordability is holidaymakers' priority, says Seamus McCauley, head of public affairs at Holiday Extras.
From BBC
But security concerns have dogged its rise, prompting the Chinese government to block state enterprises from using the tool.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
