Concern - Definition

n 1: something that interests you because it is important or
affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's
concern"
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up
out of fear of public reaction" [syn: concern, care,
fear]
3: a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt
strong concern for those less fortunate" [ant: unconcern]
4: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's
a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache,
vexation]
5: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small
mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business
concern" [syn: business, concern, business concern,
business organization, business organisation]
v 1: be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to
her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
[syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to,
bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with]
2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy,
worry]