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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A worker’s interest in speaking on a matter of public concern is supposed to be weighed against the state’s interest in undisrupted services.
Cargo thefts are a regular occurrence and growing concern nationwide.
Washington could then invite Chinese and Russian diplomats to field their concerns at arms-control negotiations.
One area of concern is the formation of smog plumes that, despite occurring in a region often viewed as pristine, can reach pollution levels similar to major cities such as Los Angeles.
From Science Daily
"I'm concerned about what other people are doing or maybe aren't doing. But I'm not concerned. They've lived up to the plan."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
