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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Over the past six to eight weeks, concerns about the labor market have steadily moved up the income ladder, he said.
From MarketWatch
In a remarkable statement on Tuesday, U.S. allies rallied around Denmark: “It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s going to be very difficult to buy up a whole block,” he said, “so I’m not as concerned about it.”
From Los Angeles Times
When questioned over the rising number of people buying counterfeit kits, Beahon said this was not a concern for him.
From BBC
The case had been delayed several times over concerns around Esan's mental health and fitness to plead.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
