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1
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
- several banking concerns in the area
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2
an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble
- the recent crime wave has caused a great deal of concern in the neighborhood
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concern
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of concern (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to have (something) as a subject matter
- the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households
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2
to be the business or affair of
- the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us
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3
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat
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- aggravate,
- anger,
- annoy,
- bug,
- chafe,
- chivy
- (or chivvy),
- exasperate,
- fret,
- gall,
- get,
- grate,
- harass,
- harry,
- irk,
- irritate,
- nettle,
- peeve,
- pester,
- pique,
- put off,
- put out,
- rile,
- vex
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- calm,
- compose,
- quiet,
- settle,
- soothe,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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The first known use of concern was in the 15th century
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