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Definition of Concern
1. Noun. Something that interests you because it is important or affects you. "The safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
Specialized synonyms: Earth, Earthly Concern, World, Worldly Concern, Affair, Matter, Thing, Affairs, Personal Business, Personal Matters, Part, Point Of Honor
Generic synonyms: Interest, Involvement
Generic synonyms: Interest, Involvement
2. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Exact synonyms: Bear On, Come To, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch, Touch On
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
3. Noun. An anxious feeling. "They hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
4. Verb. Be on the mind of. "The bad news will concern him"; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
5. Noun. A feeling of sympathy for someone or something. "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
Specialized synonyms: Solicitousness, Solicitude, Softheartedness, Tenderness
Generic synonyms: Fellow Feeling, Sympathy
Antonyms: Unconcern
Generic synonyms: Fellow Feeling, Sympathy
Antonyms: Unconcern
6. Noun. Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness. "It's a major worry"
Exact synonyms: Headache, Vexation, Worry
Generic synonyms: Negative Stimulus
Specialized synonyms: Bugaboo, Burden, Encumbrance, Incumbrance, Load, Onus, Business
Derivative terms: Vex, Worry, Worry, Worry
Generic synonyms: Negative Stimulus
Specialized synonyms: Bugaboo, Burden, Encumbrance, Incumbrance, Load, Onus, Business
Derivative terms: Vex, Worry, Worry, Worry
7. Noun. A commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it. "A racially integrated business concern"
Exact synonyms: Business, Business Concern, Business Organisation, Business Organization
Category relationships: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Examples of category: Shipping Room
Generic synonyms: Enterprise
Specialized synonyms: Agency, Brokerage, Carrier, Common Carrier, Chain, Business Firm, Firm, House, Dealership, Franchise, Maker, Manufacturer, Manufacturing Business, Partnership, Processor, Shipbuilder, Underperformer
Member holonyms: Division
Category relationships: Business, Business Enterprise, Commercial Enterprise
Examples of category: Shipping Room
Generic synonyms: Enterprise
Specialized synonyms: Agency, Brokerage, Carrier, Common Carrier, Chain, Business Firm, Firm, House, Dealership, Franchise, Maker, Manufacturer, Manufacturing Business, Partnership, Processor, Shipbuilder, Underperformer
Member holonyms: Division
Definition of Concern
1. v. t. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
2. v. i. To be of importance.
3. n. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.
Definition of Concern
1. to be of interest to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concern
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Albanian