concern
[ kuhn-surn ]
/ kənˈsɜrn /
verb (used with object)
noun
Origin of concern
1375–1425; late Middle English
concernen (< Middle French
concerner) < Medieval Latin
concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting), equivalent to Latin
con-
con- +
cernere to sift
SYNONYMS FOR concern
synonym study for concern
6.
Concern,
care,
worry connote an uneasy and burdened state of mind.
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM concern
o·ver·con·cern, noun, verb (used with object) pre·con·cern, noun, verb (used with object) self-con·cern, nounWords nearby concern
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British Dictionary definitions for concern
concern
/ (kənˈsɜːn) /
verb (tr)
to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect
(usually foll by with or in)
to involve or interest (oneself)
he concerns himself with other people's affairs
noun
Word Origin for concern
C15: from Late Latin
concernere to mingle together, from Latin
com- together +
cernere to sift, distinguish
Idioms and Phrases with concern
concern
see as far as that goes (is concerned); to whom it may concern.