concern

Meaning

Noun

1. That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
2. The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
3. A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
4. The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
5. A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
6. Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.

Verb

1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.
3. To make somebody worried.

Hyphenated as

con‧cern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈsɝn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernō, concernere (“I distinguish, have respect to”), from Latin concernō (“I mix, sift, or mingle together, as in a sieve”), combined form of con- + cernō (“distinguish”).