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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Dementia is an increasing global public health concern, and there is currently no cure.
From Science Daily
Macro concerns didn’t trip up stocks, as the three major benchmarks rose on the day, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Gold futures settled above $5,000 for the first time on Monday, driven by heightened geopolitical concerns among other factors.
However, there had been suggestions the government could retreat from its claim due to concern about the potential impact on pension funds.
From BBC
Operating expenses, another concern among investors, may turn out to be lower than expected, according to Chatterjee.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
