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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The lawsuit comes at a time when there is increasing concern of surveillance in public places, and privacy advocates have rallied against the normalization of surveillance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Esthwaite Water, a small lake draining into Windermere, "remained a concern under every future scenario" tested.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“There is concern as to whether sufficient demand will be there for this supply, and investors may continue to wait and see,” the rates strategist adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The minister said she had "heard the emotion, the concern being expressed in the film industry" and voiced hope that "reason and dialogue will prevail over threats".
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The kid across the aisle leans over, brows pulling in concern.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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