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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Those figures might concern central bankers given that rising prices could lead to increased wage demands, raising costs for firms and reinforcing higher and higher prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
If @RepJimmyGomez has nothing to hide, he should have no concern.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Anthropic on Tuesday gave approximately 150 organizations around the world access to Mythos, its powerful new AI model whose rapid ability to identify weaknesses in computer security has sparked global concern.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The issue of disruptive passengers has been a concern for airlines for some time, with criminal prosecutions used in severe cases.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Most of that was tail, but still, her size was getting to be a matter of real concern.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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