concern

/kənˈsɜːn/ noun

Definition

WORRY [C, U] › a feeling of worry about something, or the thing that is worrying you: I have concerns about his health.

IMPORTANT THING [C, U] › something that involves or affects you or is important to you: Our primary concern is safety.

BUSINESS [C] › a company or business: The perfume factory was a family concern.

(Definition of concern noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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