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

But that time, it was Baba’s depression she was concerned about, not mine.

From Salon

“Interestingly, individual investors have also become concerned about the heavy concentration of the stock market in the AI theme,” she said, referring to a question asked in the weekly American Association of Individual Investors survey.

From MarketWatch

Buying your brother’s home is probably not a good idea if your sister is concerned about taxes, or if he is worried about Medicaid.

From MarketWatch

Market sentiment has been relatively positive, but analysts are concerned about short-term demand, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are also concerned about the risks of storing nuclear waste on the island and whether evacuation plans are adequate, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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