cause for concern
Definition of cause for concern
: reason to worry There is no cause for concern.
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causeplay
: a reason for an action or condition : motive
: something that brings about an effect or a result
: a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state
: to serve as a cause or occasion of
: to compel by command, authority, or force
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concernplay
: to relate to : be about
: to bear on
: to have an influence on : involve
: marked interest or regard usually arising through a personal tie or relationship
: an uneasy state of blended interest, uncertainty, and apprehension
: something that relates or belongs to one : affair
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