concern
Other forms: concerned; concerning; concerns
Concern is both a noun and a verb. As a noun it's something that you find particularly important. If you love pizza, getting the crust just so is a major concern during your pizza party.
Concern can also be something or someone that makes you upset or anxious, like your concern over the quality of the pizza crust. It can be a feeling of sympathy, like when your mom expresses concern over your obsession with pizza crust. As a verb, concern means to be relevant to something. Your main goal today may concern studying for your math test. Concern can also describe worry. When you stay out past curfew, your mom will be concerned.
Definitions of concern
-
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 matter or 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
-
an anxious feeling
-
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)
-
unconcern
-
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness“New York traffic is a constant concern”
-
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
-
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
-
types:
- show 40 types...
- hide 40 types...
-
agency
a business that provides a specialized service
-
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
-
concession
a small business that operates in a larger business or public place
-
competitor
a company or organization operating in the same market as another
-
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
-
be relevant 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 to
-
implicate
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
-
fascinate, intrigue
cause to be interested or curious
-
be on the mind of
Pronunciation
US
/kənˈsərn/
UK
/kənˈsən/
Cite this entry
Style:
MLA
- MLA
- APA
- Chicago
Copy citation
DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘concern'.
Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.
Send us feedback
Word Family
Vocabulary lists containing concern
Messenger
In the third book of The Giver Quartet, award-winning author Lois Lowry tells the story of Matty, who risks his life to save his village. Along the way, Matty receives guidance from Leader (Jonas from The Giver) and reunites with Kira (from Gathering Blue).
"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Epilogue
This list focuses on issues for the 21st century (Unit 7, Epilogue). Here are links to all the chapters in Unit 7, Passage to a New Century: Chapter 24, Chapter 25, Chapter 26, Epilogue Here are links to all the units of the California edition of the textbook published by McDougal Littell: Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Look up concern for the last time
Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the words you need to know.
