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concern

noun [C or U] (WORRY)
 
 
/kənˈsɜːn/ US  /-ˈsɝːn/

Definition

B2 a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried: Concern for the safety of the two missing teenagers is growing. There's a lot of public concern about/over dangerous toxins recently found in food. [+ that] My concern is that you're not getting enough work done.Anxiety and worry - general wordsFear and phobias
(Definition of concern noun (WORRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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