Concern vs. Worry

Concernnoun

That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before the matter of interest is usually over, about or for.

Concernnoun

The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.

Concernnoun

A business, firm or enterprise; a company.

Concernnoun

(programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.

Concernverb

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

Concernverb

(transitive) To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest.

Concernverb

(transitive) To make somebody worried.

Concernverb

To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

Concernverb

To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.

Concernverb

To be of importance.

Concernnoun

That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.

Concernnoun

That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest; moment.

Concernnoun

Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety.

Concernnoun

Persons connected in business; a firm and its business; as, a banking concern.

Concernnoun

something that interests you because it is important or affects you;

Concernnoun

an anxious feeling;

Concernnoun

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it;

Concernnoun

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness;

Concernnoun

a feeling of sympathy for someone or something;

Concernverb

have to do with or be relevant to;

Concernverb

be on the mind of;

Concernverb

relate to; be about

Concernverb

be relevant or important to; affect or involve

Concernverb

interest or involve oneself in

Concernverb

have a specific connection with or responsibility for

Concernverb

regard it as important to do something

Concernverb

make (someone) anxious or worried

Concernnoun

anxiety; worry

Concernnoun

a cause of anxiety or worry

Concernnoun

a matter of interest or importance to someone

Concernnoun

a business

Concernnoun

a complicated or awkward object.

Worryverb

(intransitive) To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.

Worryverb

(transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.

Worryverb

(transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.

Worryverb

(transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.

Worryverb

(transitive) To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.

Worryverb

To strangle.

Worrynoun

A strong feeling of anxiety.

Worrynoun

An instance or cause of such a feeling.

Worryverb

To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

Worryverb

To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague.

Worryverb

To harass with labor; to fatigue.

Worryverb

To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries; the horse worries.

Worrynoun

A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.

Worrynoun

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness;

Worrynoun

a strong feeling of anxiety;

Worryverb

be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy;

Worryverb

be concerned with;

Worryverb

disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress;

Worryverb

be on the mind of;

Worryverb

lacerate by biting;

Worryverb

touch or rub constantly;

Worry

Worry refers to the thoughts, images, emotions, and actions of a negative nature in a repetitive, uncontrollable manner that results from a proactive cognitive risk analysis made to avoid or solve anticipated potential threats and their potential consequences.