concernment

con·cern·ment

noun \kən-ˈsərn-mənt\

Definition of CONCERNMENT

1

: something in which one is concerned

2

: importance, consequence

3

archaic : involvement, participation

4

: solicitude, anxiety

Examples of CONCERNMENT

1. <as my layoff from work grew longer and longer, how I was going to pay my bills became a matter of concernment>

First Known Use of CONCERNMENT

1610

Related to CONCERNMENT

Synonyms

agita, agitation, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, anxiety, disquiet, disquietude, fear, nervosity, nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry

Antonyms

unconcern

Related Words

strain, stress, tension; alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor; angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation; cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty; compunction, qualm, scruple

Near Antonyms

calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness; comfort, consolation, relief, solace

Rhymes with CONCERNMENT

adjournment, attornment, discernment, internment