concern
n 1: something that interests you because it is important or
affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's
concern"
2: an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up
out of fear of public reaction" [syn: {care}, {fear}]
3: a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt
strong concern for those less fortunate" [ant: {unconcern}]
4: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of
unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern";
"it's a major worry" [syn: {worry}, {headache}, {vexation}]
5: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who
constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a
small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated
business concern" [syn: {business}, {business concern}, {business
organization}]
v 1: be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain,
or relate to; "What's this novel all about?"; "There
were lots of questions referring to her talk" [syn: {refer},
{pertain}, {relate}, {come to}, {bear on}, {touch}, {touch
on}]
2: be on the mind of; "What is worrying you?" [syn: {interest},
{occupy}, {worry}]