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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Even before revelations about the emails, there were tensions between Wasserman and some Los Angeles politicians concerned that financial shortfalls in staging the $7-billion Summer Games will need to be covered by local taxpayers.
From Los Angeles Times
As concerns mounted, China's ruling Communist Party released a ten-point action plan, declaring "a war against pollution".
From Barron's
But the Canadian visit was overshadowed by deep security concerns.
From Barron's
Buckingham Palace said in a statement that the king has “profound concern” about allegations against his brother and said the palace would cooperate with any police investigation.
However, the site faces issues concerning credibility of conversations on subreddits and inconsistent approaches to moderation.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
