concerned

[ kuhn-surnd ]

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.

concerned

/ kənˈsɜːnɪdlɪ; kənˈsɜːnd /

adjective

1. postpositive interested, guilty, involved, or appropriate

   I shall find the boy concerned and punish him

2. worried, troubled, or solicitous

Derived Forms

• concernedly, adverb
• conˈcernedness, noun

Other Words From

• con·cern·ed·ly [k, uh, n-, sur, -nid-lee], adverb
• con·cerned·ness noun
• under·con·cerned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concerned¹

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

Example Sentences

I wrote about him back in June, concerned that the self-described Christian nationalist was going to wind up in an important position in a possible Trump administration.

From Salon

In a Telegraph article, Pearson said she was told by the officers who came to her home they were looking into a non-crime hate incident, but was not told which post this concerned.

From BBC

But Murray isn’t too concerned about what projects he may or may not do next.

From Los Angeles Times

Arias, in an interview, said he was concerned about partnering with a private developer.

From Los Angeles Times

In 14 of those cases, the treatment concerned investigators as “potentially deviating from protocols” partly because of race, the letter said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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