concernment

noun

con·​cern·​ment kən-ˈsərn-mənt 

1

: something in which one is concerned

2

: importance, consequence

3

archaic : involvement, participation

4

: solicitude, anxiety

Synonyms

• agita
• agitation
• anxiety
• anxiousness
• apprehension
• apprehensiveness
• care
• concern
• disquiet
• disquietude
• fear
• nervosity
• nervousness
• perturbation
• solicitude
• sweat
• unease
• uneasiness
• worry

Examples of concernment in a Sentence

as my layoff from work grew longer and longer, how I was going to pay my bills became a matter of concernment

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 2