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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But it's the unregistered homes - which are so brazenly run that Ofsted even records a tally of them - that cause the most concern.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"Setting up an appropriate area for triage and isolation was our main concern," Bamunoba said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
A rash of burglaries in the Valley has sparked concern among police and the mayor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“Is it a concern that we had such a rapid acceleration over the last six weeks? Absolutely,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Ama looks at the door behind me with concern.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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