concern

Matter of importance

When one thing concerns another, it is related to it in an important way.

A matter that concerns you is one to which you must attend or pay attention.

A movie that concerns three orphans is about them.

If something does not concern you, you are not involved or interested in it.

A concern is a matter that is important to someone: Those attending the meeting were able to air their concerns.

If something causes concern, it makes people worry that something bad may happen if action is not taken.

matter

affair

Romantic entanglement outside commitment

topic · question · problem · situation · case · responsibility · province · domain · area · department

worry

anxiety

Persistent apprehensive distress

nervousness · distress · stress · tension · dread · alarm · trepidation · foreboding · angst · misgiving

involvement

interest

Attention, stake, or fee

participation · connection · relevance · bearing · relation · part · role · association · attachment · implication

care

compassion

Concern for others' distress

solicitude · regard · thoughtfulness · tenderness · protectiveness · devotion · kindness · benevolence · warmth · support

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

venture · establishment · organization · corporation · outfit · undertaking · entity · conglomerate · subsidiary · holding

Categories
Opposites
emotional state (worry/anxiety)

concernunconcern

Absence of worry

indifference · calm · peace of mind · tranquility · ease

degree of interest or care

concernunconcern

Absence of worry

indifference · disinterest · apathy · disregard · neglect

relevance or importance

concernirrelevance

Lack of pertinence

non-issue · triviality · unimportance · insignificance · externality

Phrases
Family

concert, concerned, concerning, concerted, unconcerned, concerns, unconcern, disconcert, disconcerting

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