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 think people should be concerned, in the military and out of it, about the politicization of the military, and the attempt to use it to do the president’s personal will,” said Benjamin Friedman, policy director of the Washington-based think tank Defense Priorities, which advocates for restraint in U.S. foreign policy.

From Los Angeles Times

"As far as I'm concerned, he was as guilty as the person who pulled the trigger", Mr Edwards said.

From BBC

Mr Lumley said the jury would have to consider Mr Stockton's tone, adding: "Was he more concerned at times for his own health?"

From BBC

The Union of Concerned Scientists, the National Wildlife Federation, Earth First and The Wilderness Society, among others, all published articles or ran campaigns against runaway population growth well into the late 1990s.

From Salon

Liberal Democrat MP Lee Dillon said his party was "deeply concerned that people are simply paying more council tax for fewer services".

From BBC

Related Words

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