concern

n something that interests you because it is important or affects you

“the safety of the ship is the captain's concern”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; earth, earthly concern, world, worldly concern
the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; affair, matter, thing
a vaguely specified concern; affairs, personal business, personal matters
matters of personal concern; part
that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation; point of honor
a concern that seriously reflects on your honor; least
something that is of no importance; dirty laundry, dirty linen
personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public

Type of:: interest, involvement
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

n an anxious feeling

Synonyms:: care, fear

Type of:: anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

n a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

“She felt strong concern for those less fortunate”

Antonyms:: unconcern
a feeling of lack of concern

Types:: solicitousness, solicitude
a feeling of excessive concern; softheartedness, tenderness
a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)

Type of:: fellow feeling, sympathy
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

n something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

“New York traffic is a constant concern”

Synonyms:: headache, vexation, worry

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; bugaboo
a source of concern; burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus
an onerous or difficult concern; business
a rightful concern or responsibility; dead weight
an oppressive encumbrance; fardel
a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle); imposition
an uncalled-for burden; pill
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured

Type of:: negative stimulus
a stimulus with undesirable consequences

n a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

Synonyms:: business, business concern, business organisation, business organization

Types:: show 38 types...; hide 38 types...; agency
a business that serves other businesses; brokerage
the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties; carrier, common 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; dealership, franchise
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area; maker, manufacturer, manufacturing business
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; line
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier; corp, corporation
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state; copartnership
a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages; apparel chain
a chain of clothing stores; discount chain
a chain of discount stores; restaurant chain
a chain of restaurants; retail chain
a chain of retail stores; accounting firm
a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee; consulting company, consulting firm
a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee; publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house
a firm in the publishing business; dealer
a firm engaged in trading; law firm
a firm of lawyers; armorer, armourer
a manufacturer of firearms; bottler
a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages; auto maker, auto manufacturer, automaker, car maker, car manufacturer, carmaker
a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles; computer business
a business that manufactures and sells computers; commodity brokerage
a brokerage firm dealing in commodities; auction house
a firm that conducts auctions; ad agency, advertising agency
an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients; credit bureau
a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee; detective agency
an agency that makes inquiries for its clients; employment agency, employment office
an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people; commercial agency, mercantile agency
an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; news agency, news organisation, news organization, press agency, press association, wire service
an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically; service agency, service bureau, service firm
a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale; travel agency
an agency that arranges personal travel; transfer agent
an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates

Type of:: enterprise
an organization created for business ventures

v be relevant to

Synonyms:: bear on, come to, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on

: advert, allude, touch
make a more or less disguised reference to

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around
center upon; apply, go for, hold
be pertinent or relevant or applicable; affect, involve, regard
connect closely and often incriminatingly; interest, matter to
be of importance or consequence; implicate
bring into intimate and incriminating connection; fascinate, intrigue
cause to be interested or curious

v be on the mind of

Synonyms:: interest, occupy, worry

n something that interests you because it is important or affects you

n an anxious feeling

n a feeling of sympathy for someone or something

n something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

n a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

v be relevant to

v be on the mind of

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