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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"It is a concern that... people feel sufficiently confident they can be out in the open."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Over the weekend, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern, only the ninth time it has done so in the last 20 years.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
The World Health Organization opened a meeting of global health ministers Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
They express concern about the economy’s retail sales, which rose just 0.2% on year last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The gossipy neighbor cocks her head with genuine concern.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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