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concern - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" |
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worry,
headache,
vexation |
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negative stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences
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bugaboo a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
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onus,
encumbrance,
incumbrance,
burden,
load a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
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business incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious"
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concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
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involvement,
interest a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen"
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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"
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affair,
matter,
thing a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
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personal business,
personal matters,
affairs matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order"
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part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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point of honor a concern that seriously reflects on your honor
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concern - an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" |
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care,
fear |
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anxiety a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate" |
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unconcern a feeling of lack of concern
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fellow feeling,
sympathy an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
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solicitousness,
solicitude a feeling of excessive concern
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softheartedness,
tenderness a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
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concern - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" |
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interest,
occupy,
worry |