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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Concern has grown over disposable children’s diapers, many of which contain chemicals, plastics and other ingredients linked to health and environmental risks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Concern about climate change "had taken second place to issues like cost of living, economy and also immigration" in recent years, the environment psychologist explained, citing a hypothesis known as the "finite pool of worry".
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Concern about unreliable marks is fueling the crisis in private credit, causing investors to dump assets they suspect are overvalued, particularly in the software sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Concern began brewing among Democrats before the allegations were published.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Concern about the future was rooted not only in seasonal cycles of production, but also in the fundamental uncertainty of agriculture.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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