concern

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

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

Opposite of

unconcern

Synonyms

worry

anxiety

care

interest

business

involve

fear

😨

matter

regard

firm

affair

connection

relate

disturb

pertain

alarm

uneasiness

affect

solicitude

trouble

bother

worries

relate to

refer

consider

company

look at

touch

establishment

restlessness

watch

⌚

view

deem

apprehension

disquiet

see

👀

case

thing

affairs

attention

distress

agitation

misgiving

consideration

corporation

touch on

enterprise

importance

incorporation

thought

💭

Translations

betreffen

concernere

preoccupazione

interesse

concerner

Sorge

souci

regarder

angehen

riguardare

concernir

preocupación

inquiétude

intérêt

Besorgnis

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”).