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Definitions for Concern

[1] to relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect: The water shortage concerns us all.
[2] to interest or engage (used reflexively or in the passive, often followed by with or in ): She concerns herself with every aspect of the business.
[3] to trouble, worry, or disquiet: I am concerned about his health.
[4] something that relates or pertains to a person; business; affair: Law is the concern of lawyers.
[5] a matter that engages a person's attention, interest, or care, or that affects a person's welfare or happiness: The party was no concern of his.
[6] worry, solicitude, or anxiety: to show concern for someone in trouble.
[7] important relation or bearing: This news is of concern to all of us.
[8] a commercial or manufacturing company or establishment: the headquarters of an insurance concern.
[9] Informal . any material object or contrivance.
[10] to relate to; be of importance or interest to; affect
[11] (usually foll by with or in ) to involve or interest (oneself) he concerns himself with other people's affairs
[12] something that affects or is of importance to a person; affair; business
[13] regard for or interest in a person or a thing he felt a strong concern for her
[14] anxiety, worry, or solicitude
[15] important bearing or relation his news has great concern for us
[16] a commercial company or enterprise
[17] informal a material thing, esp one of which one has a low opinion

Words related to Concern

interest, matter, thing, involvement, burden, worry, apprehension, attention, unease, consideration, disturb, perturb, bother, regard, involve, trouble, firm, affair, transaction, entanglement

Words nearby Concern

conceptual art, conceptual realism, conceptualism, conceptualize, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concert grand

Origin of Concern

1375–1425; late Middle English concernen (< Middle French concerner ) < Medieval Latin concernere to relate to, distinguish (Late Latin: to mix for sifting), equivalent to Latin con- con- + cernere to sift

Other words from Concern

o·ver·con·cern , noun, verb (used with object)
pre·con·cern , noun, verb (used with object)
self-con·cern , noun

Word origin for Concern

C15: from Late Latin concernere to mingle together, from Latin com- together + cernere to sift, distinguish

Synonyms for Concern

burden, interest, involvement, matter, thing, worry, affair, care, charge, company, corporation, deportment, entanglement, enterprise, establishment, field, firm, house, job, jungle, mission, occupation, organization, outfit, task, transaction, zoo, megacorp, multinational, shooting match