concern

con·cern (k

n-sûrn

)

v. con·cerned, con·cern·ing, con·cerns

v.tr.

1. To have to do with or relate to: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people.

2. To be of interest or importance to: This problem concerns all of us.

3. To engage the attention of; involve: We concerned ourselves with accomplishing the task at hand.

4. To cause anxiety or uneasiness in: The firm's weak financial posture is starting to concern its stockholders.

v.intr. Obsolete

To be of importance.

1. A matter that relates to or affects one. See Synonyms at affair.

2. Regard for or interest in someone or something.

3. A troubled or anxious state of mind arising from solicitude or interest. See Synonyms at anxiety.

4. A business establishment or enterprise; a firm.

5. A contrivance; a gadget.

[Middle English concernen, from Old French concerner, from Medieval Latin concernere, from Late Latin, to mingle together : Latin com-, com- + Latin cernere, to sift; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

concern

Noun

1. anxiety or worry: the current concern over teenage pregnancies

2. something that is of interest or importance to a person

3. regard or interest: a scrupulous concern for client confidentiality

4. a business or firm

Verb

1. to worry or make anxious

2. to involve or interest: he had converted the building into flats without concerning himself with the niceties of planning permission

3. to be relevant or important to [Latin com- together + cernere to sift]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" earthly concern, worldly concern, earth, world - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world" affair, matter, thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" affairs, personal business, personal matters - matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order" part - that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part" point of honor - a concern that seriously reflects on your honor interest, involvement - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
	2.	concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" fear, care anxiety - a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
	3.	concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" solicitousness, solicitude - a feeling of excessive concern softheartedness, tenderness - a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless) fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) unconcern - a feeling of lack of concern
	4.	concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" headache, worry, vexation negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	5.	concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern" business, business concern, business organisation, business organization business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" shipping room - a room where goods are packaged and shipped enterprise - an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader" agency - a business that serves other businesses brokerage - the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties common carrier, carrier - a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages chain - (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" dealership, franchise - a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area manufacturer, manufacturing business, maker - a business engaged in manufacturing some product partnership - the members of a business venture created by contract processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships underperformer - a business that is less successful than expected division - an administrative unit in government or business
Verb	1.	concern - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
	2.	concern - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" interest, occupy, worry