concerned

American  

[kuhn-surnd] / kənˈsɜrnd /

adjective

1. interested or affected.

   concerned citizens.

2. troubled or anxious.

   a concerned look.

3. having a connection or involvement; participating.

   They arrested all those concerned in the kidnapping.

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concerned British  

/ kənˈsɜːnɪdlɪ, kənˈsɜːnd /

adjective

1. (postpositive) interested, guilty, involved, or appropriate

   I shall find the boy concerned and punish him

2. worried, troubled, or solicitous

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Other Word Forms

• concernedly adverb
• concernedness noun
• underconcerned adjective

Etymology

Origin of concerned

First recorded in 1650–60; concern + -ed ²

Example Sentences

However, Luke Griggs, chief executive of brain injury charity Headway, said he is "hugely concerned" about its rise and the "glamourisation of a sport that's going to be taken out into the streets".

From BBC

Investors have begun to grow concerned this year that tech shares are trading at sky-high prices following a dizzying artificial-intelligence rally, leading some to shift into less-loved corners of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs Boulton said: "She was the best of the best as far as I was concerned. I just thought he was there being looked after properly and correctly."

From BBC

New orders are good, but investors have been more concerned about production.

From Barron's

According to a recent Small Business Majority poll, 81% of small businesses are concerned about tariffs, and 60% report that tariffs have increased their costs, forcing many to raise prices and delay expansions.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• anxious
• distressed
• disturbed
• troubled
• uneasy
• uptight