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concernment

[ kuhn-surn-muhnt ]
/ kənˈsɜrn mənt /
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noun
importance or moment: a matter of concernment to all voters.
relation or bearing.
anxiety or solicitude.
a thing in which one is involved or interested.
interest; participation; involvement.
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Origin of concernment

First recorded in 1600–10; concern + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM concernment

pre·con·cern·ment, noun

Words nearby concernment

conceptual realism, conceptus, concern, concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concertante, concertation, concertato, concerted
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Words related to concernment

concern, consequence, import, magnitude, relevance, significance, significancy, weight, weightiness, affair, business, matter, anguish, anxiety, apprehension, distress, solicitousness, solicitude, uneasiness

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British Dictionary definitions for concernment

concernment
/ (kənˈsɜːnmənt) /
noun
rare affair or business; concern
archaic a matter of importance
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