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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Would that be a concern for Neto in deciding whether to sign a long-term contract?
From Los Angeles Times
When she appeared on television recently to condemn the rise of immigration enforcement in the region, students expressed concern for her.
From Salon
Last May, Kennedy issued a 69-page report titled “Making Our Children Healthy Again,” in which he specifically called out glyphosate as a chief concern.
From Salon
The analysts did note that the Strait of Hormuz is not formally closed, but tanker traffic has seized up due to higher premiums and the potential withdrawal of insurance coverage, not to mention crew-safety concerns.
From MarketWatch
All these concerns, the Citi strategist emphasizes, matter to market sentiment, but he also advises against taking an unduly negative interpretation of events.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
