concernment

con·cern·ment

noun \kən-ˈsərn-mənt\

Definition of CONCERNMENT

1

: something in which one is concerned

2

: importance, consequence

3

archaic : involvement, participation

4

: solicitude, anxiety

Examples of CONCERNMENT

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

First Known Use of CONCERNMENT

1610

Related to CONCERNMENT

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

Antonyms: unconcern

Related Words: strain, stress, tension; alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor; angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation; cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty; compunction, qualm, scruple

Near Antonyms: calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness; comfort, consolation, relief, solace

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Rhymes with CONCERNMENT

adjournment, attornment, discernment, internment