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 her main concern is helping people “see how they can apply the evidence in their daily lives and make changes that will improve their health.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
And he believes that concern has not yet been priced in to the sector.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Cholera remains a serious public health concern in regions with limited access to clean water, particularly in parts of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
"The bigger concern for India's economy is outright shortage," say Shilan Shah and Mark Williams of Capital Economics.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
And he gets to help with money—our number one concern these days.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
