What is the meaning of concern?

noun

  • Something that interests you because it is important or affects you.
    • usage: "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
  • An anxious feeling.
    • usage: "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
  • A feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
    • usage: "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
  • Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness.
    • usage: "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"
  • A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it.
    • usage: "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

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APAWordNet. (2010). concern. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/concern/definitions/1213845
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