concern
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
Example
“Mark’s health was of great concern to Connie.”
Other meanings
The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
“Most people in Australia have no concern for the recent events in London.”
A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
“Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about the document.”
Related words
- concernment
- concernworthy
- microconcern
- misconcern
- nonconcern
- overconcern
- unconcernment
- underconcern
- concern troll
- book concern
- dual-use research of concern
- separation of concerns
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "concernō" (to mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “concern” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.