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concern

/ concern /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
"the safety of the ship is the captain''s concern"
Type of:
interest involvement
Kinds of:
worldly concern earthly concern world earth matter
noun Sense 2
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
"New York traffic is a constant concern"
"it''s a major worry"
Type of:
negative stimulus
Kinds of:
bugaboo burden load encumbrance incumbrance
Derived:
worry vex care interest occupy
noun Sense 3
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
"She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
Opposites:
unconcern
Type of:
sympathy fellow feeling
Kinds of:
solicitude solicitousness softheartedness tenderness
noun Sense 4
an anxious feeling
"care had aged him"
"they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
Type of:
anxiety
Derived:
fear worry care interest occupy
verb Sense 5
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
Derived:
occupation interest involvement care fear
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
"he bought his brother''s business"
"a small mom-and-pop business"
"a racially integrated business concern"
Type of:
enterprise
Kinds of:
agency brokerage carrier common carrier chain
Domain:
commercial enterprise business enterprise business
verb Sense 7
have to do with or be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
"My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Kinds of:
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on
Derived:
applicability pertinence pertinency reference denotation
Verb group:
allude touch advert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
55
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

interest involvement worldly concern earthly concern world earth matter negative stimulus bugaboo burden load encumbrance