Meaning & use
concerned
Worried or troubled about something, or directly involved in or affected by a matter.
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Concerned parents packed the school board meeting to discuss the new policy.
She was deeply concerned about her grandfather's declining health.
A note on using this word
Concerned can mean 'worried' or simply 'involved,' as in 'the parties concerned,' so context determines the meaning.
Words with a similar meaning
worriedanxious
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