concern [ kən'sə:n] n.关心，挂念；关系
concerning [ kən'sə:niŋ] prep.关于
concern [ kən'sə:n] n.所关切的事；商行
as concerns 关于
be concerned with 关心，挂念；从事于
be concerned with 关心， 挂念，从事于
be concerned with
关心， 挂念，从事于
侨务 affairs concerning nationals residing abroad
三农问题 issues concerning agriculture, countryside and farmers
一大二公 (concerning the people's commune) large in size and collective in nature
Going-concern assumption 持续经营假设
as far as ...be concerned 就...而言
商标国际注册马德里协定 Madrid Agreement Concerning The International Registration Of Marks
商标注册用商品与国际分类尼斯协定 Nice Agreement Concerning The International Classification Of Goods And Services For The Purpose Of The Registration Of Marks
工业外观设计国际保存海牙协定 The Hague Agreement Concerning The International Deposit Of Industrial Designs
concern group 关注团体
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Construction of the New Airport in Hong Kong and Related Questions 《关于香港新机场建设及有关问题的谅解备忘录》
Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Consular Privileges and Immunities 《中华人民共和国领事特权与豁免条例》
Regulations of the People's Republic of China Concerning Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities 《中华人民共和国外交特权与豁免条例》
This issue has caused wide public concern.
这个问题已经引起了广泛关注。
The problem of international tourism has caused wide public concern over the recent years.
近些年，国际旅游的问题引起了广泛关注。
This phenomenon has caused wide public concern in many places of world.
这一现象在全世界许多地方已引起了广泛关注。
There is a growing tendency these days for many people who live in rural areas to come into and work in city. This problem has caused wide public concern in most cities all over the world.
农民进城打工正成为增长的趋势，这一问题在世界上大部分城市已引起普遍关注。
This issue is becoming a matter of concern for more and more people, especially for parents and experts in education.
这一问题已被越来越多的人所关注，尤其是父母和教育专家。
Furthermore, people who addict to fashion clothes have to spend more time going shopping and pay more attention to the impression they make on others. As a result, it is impossible to devote enough time and energy in their study and job.
而且，沉湎于时尚服装的人们不得不花费更多时间逛商店，更加注意自己给别人的印象。因此，他们不可能有足够的时间用于学习或工作。 112a. No one can doubt the essential fact that the traffic problem over the last years has caused wide public concern all over the world. Experts in increasing numbers are beginning to believe that such situation would produce unfavorable effects on economic growth of local areas.
没有人能否认这一重要事实：最近几年交通问题在全世界受到了普遍关注。越来越多的专家开始相信这种状况将对当地的经济发展产生不利影响。
It is time the authorities concerned took proper steps to solve the traffic problems.
该是有关当局采取适当的措施来解决交通问题的时候了。
Growth, however, brings new problems and concerns.
不过，发展也带来了新的问题和顾虑。
Aren't you concerned about it?
难道你不担心吗？
In science, the total absorption of the individual event in the generalization is the goal; on the other hand, the humanities are concerned rather with providing for the special meaning of the individual event within an appropriate general system.
自然科学以在归纳中全部吸收个别情况为目标，人文科学则更关心在适当的一般性体系之内提供个别情况的特殊意义。
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral?
Is it because we are not the person concerned?
为什么我们在有人出生时高兴，在有人入葬时悲伤？
是否由于自己不是当事者？
In a composition, teachers are concerned that students express themselves correctly, but what also matters is that the thoughts are complete and well sequenced.
在批改作文时，老师会注意学生表达是否正确，可同样重要的还有表达的思想是否完整以及组织是否合理。
I'm not concerned with the morality of the question.
我不关心这个问题的是非道德。
Some people give money to the poor not so much because they are concerned about doing good, but because it makes them feel good.
有的人给穷人钱不是因为他们热心为善，而是因为这样做可以使他们感觉好些。
The mother's concern over her sick child kept her awake all night.
母亲由于担心自己生病的孩子而整夜没睡。
Her major concern is to keep the communication line with her daughter open.
她主要关心的是保持与女儿的交流畅通。
The head was concerned that his men were too tired and hungry to fight.
头儿担心他的部下又累又饿已不能再战斗了。
Bill's problems in math class concern Sandy very much.
比尔数学功课不好使桑迪很不安。
I didn’t concern myself with political matters.
我过去不关心政治。
A good doctor should always concern himself with the health of his patients.
好的医生应该随时关心病人的健康。
a political official prominent in matters concerning trade
与贸易事务有关的重要政客
People concerned about cholesterol levels often try to cut down on meats.
担心自己胆固醇高的人常常减少肉类的摄入。
Some people give money to the poor not so much because they are concerned about doing good, but because it makes them feel good.
有的人给穷人钱不是因为他们热心为善，而是因为这样做使他们感觉好些。
I spoke to him concerning his behavior.
针对他的行为我和他谈了话。
Concerning your letter, I am pleased to inform you that you are to receive the order by the end of this week.
关于你的来信, 我很高兴地通知你, 你将在本周末收到订货。
If you have any information concerning the recent event at the station, please contact the police.
要是你了解任何有关最近车站所发生事情的情况, 请与警方联系。
Don’t interfere in matters that don't concern you.
不要介入那些与你无关的事。
Concerning your letter, I am pleased to inform you that your plans are quite acceptable to us.
关于你的信，我很高兴地通知你，你的计划对我们来说是完全可以接受的。
This book deals with questions concerning the French Revolution.
这本书论及有关法国大革命的一些问题。
Aren't you concerned about it? 难道你不担心吗?
Growth, however, brings new problems and concerns.不过，发展也带来了新的问题和顾虑。
As far as policy is concerned, I have to say something.谈到政策，我得说几句。
In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth’s postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day.
在这个像是计算机史前时代的时代，地球的战后时代，人们普遍担忧有一天计算机会取代人类控制世界。
The Bible does not tell us how the Roman census takers made out, and as regards our more immediate concern, the reliability of present day economic forecasting, there are considerable difference of opinion.
圣经没有告诉我们罗马的数据统计者们怎样达到我们今天的经济预测的可靠性的，我们进一步思考的话，其中的意见上有很大的不同。
Other experiments revealed slight variations in the size, number, arrangement, and interconnection of the nerve cells, but as far as psychoneuaral correlations were concerned, the obvious similarities of these sensory fields to each other seemed much more remarkable than any of the minute differences.
其他的实验揭示神经细胞的大小、数量、排列和连接的细微变化，但就神经关联而言，这些感觉区域的相似性比那些细微的区别更有意义可言。
In the Warren Court era, voters asked the Court to pass on issues concerning the size and shape of electoral districts, partly out of desperation because no other branch of government offered relief, and partly out of hope that the Court would reexamine old decisions in this area as it had in others, looking at basic constitutional principles in the light of modern living conditions.
在Warren法庭时代，选民们要求法庭通过有关选区的大小和形状的问题，一方面因为出于绝望－没有什么其他的政府部门提供缓解的办法；一方面出于希望－法庭根据现代的生活条件来审视基本的宪法原则,像其他地区一样重新审查在这一地区的旧的规定。
As an author, I am naturally concerned that a surprisingly large percentage of the population of the United States is functionally illiterate; if they can’t read or cannot understand what they read, they won’t buy books, or this magazine.
我作为一名作家，自然地要关心在美国人口中惊人比例的实用文盲，如果他们不能读或不能理解他们所读内容，他们就不会买书或是杂志。
ince this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generation phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today's young people, it natrually follows that today's English teachers cannot be doing their jobs.
既然这种关于英语语言的衰退的担忧并不被看作一个一代人的现象，而是特指对于今天的年轻人的一种新现象，所以可以很自然地认为现在的英语老师工作做得不好。
How much money I earn is none of your concern.
我挣多少钱与你无关。
These problems concern all of us.
这些问题影响到我们每一个人。
没你的事!
None of your business. *表示“别多管闲事、跟你有什么关系，用不着你帮忙，用不着你管”等等。
It's none of your business.
Mind your own business. (先管好你自己吧!)
It is not your concern.
It doesn't concern you.
Stay out of it. (你别瞎搀和。)
I don't need your input. (用不着你帮忙。)
It's personal. (这是我的私事。)
I don't need your two cents. *直译“我不需要你这两分钱”。俚语，表示“用不着你指导我，这和你没关系”。
I don't think you should do that. (我觉得你不该做。)
Thanks, but I don't need your two cents. (谢谢，用不着你来说。)
我担心你。
I was worried about you.
I was concerned about you.
不必为那事烦恼。
There's no need to worry about it.
Don't concern yourself.
Please send us all the data concerning your Hero Brand fountain pens and ball pens, so we can introduce your products to our customers.
请寄给我们有关你方英雄牌自来水笔和圆球笔的资料，以便我们向顾客介绍你们的产品。
I still have some questions concerning our contract.
就合同方面我还有些问题要问。
We'd like to hear what you say concerning the matter of packing.
我们很想听听你们在包装方面有什么意见。
As far as English is concerned, he is second to none.
就英语来说，没有人能够比得上他。
We note your remarks concerning...
我们注意到你方关于...的看法。
No one can match us so far as quality is concerned.
就质量而言，没有任何厂家能和我们相比。
I still have some questions concerning our contract.
就合同方面我还有些问题要问。
As far as I'm concerned.
就我而言。
I don'nt know who my grandfather was. I' m much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.
Abraham Lincoln, American prisident
我不知道我爷爷是什么样的人，我更关心的是，他的孙子会成为什么样的人。
美国总统林肯.A.
The law does not concern itself about family trifles.
法律难断家务事。
concern n. 关心,忧虑;vt. 与...有关,使担心,挂虑
@@@ 按照, 根据
according to 根据, 依照; 据...所载
act on/upon 按照...行事; 对...起作用
as far as I know/as far as anyone knows 据我所知; 众所周知
as far as I'm concerned 依我看
as such 照此; 以这种资格/身份, 理应...
as usual 像往常一样, 照常
contrast with 和...形成对照, 对比
door-to-door 挨家挨户地, 按户送地
go by 1.走过; (时间)逝去, 过去
2.依...做, 按...判断
in one's opinion 依某人的看法
live up to 按照...行事; 符合; 不辜负(期望等)
on schedule 按照预定时间, 准时
on the strength of sth. 基于..., 根据...
refer to 谈到; 关系到; 参照
rest on 依赖, 依据
scale up 按比例增加, 相应提高
@@@ 不安, 担心
anxious about/for 担心
blow/lose one's cool 失去自恃或失去镇静
concern over 对...的担心/忧虑
concern about 对...关心; 为...担心
fear for 为...担心
fit to be tied 非常生气; 非常烦躁不安
ill at ease 拘束; 不自在; 局促不安
least of my worries 最不担心的事
lose one's head 慌张, 失去镇静
take one's mind off 使...不再思考或担忧某事
worry about 焦虑; 担心, 发愁
@@@ 关心, 照顾
care about 关心
care for 1.照顾, 照看
2.喜欢,喜爱
concern about 对...关心; 为...担心
concerned with (人)关心...; (事)与...有关
fend for oneself 自己谋生, 照料自己
keep an eye on & keep an eye out (for) 照料, 照看; 留心, 注意
look after 照料, 照顾; 负责处理
see to 照顾, 注意
take care of 1.负责, 处理
2.照顾, 照应; 爱护
@@@ 看法, 观点, 意见
as far as 1.远到..., 直到...
2.就...而言, 从...来看; 尽...所能
as far as I'm concerned 依我看
come to terms 达成协议; 达成一致意见
for one's sake & for the sake of sb. 看在...的份上; 为了...的缘故
from one's standpoint 从...的观点来看
get across 使观点被理解, 接受
have a bias towards 对...持偏见
hold against 因某事对某人抱有意见
in one's opinion 依某人的看法
keep to oneself 不与他人交往; 不向他人透露自己的意见和想法
look down on sb./sth. 轻视, 看不起
look on the bright side of things 对事物持乐观态度
outlook on 对...的看法
point of view 观点; 见地
run into 1.偶然碰见
2.撞上
3.遭遇(危险、困难等)
speak one's mind 直抒己见
take a dim view of sth. 不赞成..., 对...持怀疑态度; 对...持悲观态度
think of ... as ... 把...看作是, 以为...是
throw (sth.) out 1.拒不接受意见、建议等
2.扔掉
3.发出
treat ... as 把...待如; 把...看作
viewed as 被看作是
be concerned about 关心，挂念
Now, as far as delivery dates are concerned, there shouldn't be any problems.
现在，就有关的发货日期而言应该再没有什么问题了吧！
We hope business will develop rapidly between our two concerns.
我们希望你我两家的业务将迅速发展。
We'd like to hear what you say concerning the matter of packing.
我很想听听你们就包装问题发表意见。
爱面子 [ài miàn zǐ] /be concerned about face-saving/be sensitive about one's reputation/
包办 [bāo bàn] /take care of everything concerning a job/run the whole show/
报失 [bào shī] /report the loss to the authorities concerned/
担忧 [dān yōu] /to worry/to be concerned/
惦记 [diàn jì] /remember with concern/worry about/
对于 [duì yú] /regarding/as far as (something) is concerned/with regards to/
干 [gān] /dry/to concern/shield/
挂念 [guà niàn] /concerned/
关 [guān] /(surname)/mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve/
关切 [guān qiè] /be deeply concerned/be troubled (by)/
关系 [guān xi ] /relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/relations/guanxi/
关心 [guān xīn] /caring/concerned/
关于 [guān yú] /pertaining to/concerning/regarding/with regards to/about/
关照 [guān zhào] /concern/care/to keep an eye on/to look after/
眷 [juàn] /concern/wife and children/
力宝 [lì bǎo] /Lippo (Group) (Indonesian business concern)/
涉 [shè] /involve/concern/wade/to experience/
势利 [shì lì] /selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself/
心眼多 [xīn yǎn duō] /have unfounded doubts/over concerned/
悬念 [xuán niàn] /(n) suspense in a movie, play, etc/(n) concern for the welfare of someone else/
严重关切 [yán zhòng guān qiè] /serious concern/
有关 [yǒu guān] /to have something to do with/to relate to/to concern/concerning/related to/
照会 [zhào huì] /(n) letters of understanding or concern exchanged between govermnts/
In recent years, railroads have been combining with each other, merging into super systems, causing heightened concerns about monopoly.
近年来，铁路公司相互联合，组成了超大型集团，引起人们对垄断行为的极大关注。
No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule.
在科学领域内，专业与业余之间没有绝对的区分：任何规律都有其例外。
Nevertheless, the word "amateur" does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integrated into the scientific community and, in particular, may not fully share its values.
但是“业余”这个词的确具有特殊的含义，那就是所指的那个人没有完全融入某个科学家群体，具体地说，他可能并不完全认同这个群体的价值观。
This phenomenon has created serious concerns over the role of smaller economic firms, of national businessmen and over the ultimate stability of the world economy.
这个现象造成了人们对小型企业和民族资本的作用以及世界经济的最终稳定的严重忧虑。
Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the technology available for marketing.
网络商业模式的另一个重大变化体现在营销策略上。
Defenders of science have also voiced their concerns at meetings such as "The Flight from Science and Reason," held in New York City in 1995, and "Science in the Age of (Mis) information," which assembled last June near Buffalo.
科学的捍卫者们也在一些会议上表示了他们的担忧。比如，1995年在纽约举行的“远离科学和理性”会议，以及去年6月在布法罗附近召开的“信息（迷信）时代的科学”会议。
Anti-science clearly means different things to different people.
显然，反科学对不同的人有不同的含义。
Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned science's objectivity.
格罗斯和莱维特主要挑那些质疑科学客观性的社会学家、哲学家和其他学者的毛病。
Sagan is more concerned with those who believe in ghosts, creationism and other phenomena that contradict the scientific worldview.
而萨根则更关注那些相信鬼怪、上帝造物论和其他与科学世界观相左的人。
Few would dispute that the term applies to the Unabomber, whose manifesto, published in 1995, scorns science and longs for return to a pretechnological utopia. But surely that does not mean environmentalists concerned about uncontrolled industrial growth are anti-science, as an essay in US News & World Report last May seemed to suggest.
将该词用在仇视现代文明的恐怖主义者身上，也不会引起多大争议，它在1995年公开发表蔑视科学、渴望回到前技术时代理想社会的声明。当然，这并不意味着，对不加控制的工业发展表示担忧的环境主义者也是反科学的，而去年5月份刊登在《美国新闻和世界报导》的一篇文章似乎有此暗示。
The 15-member Time Warner board is generally supportive of Levin and his corporate strategy.
总的来说，时代华纳公司的15位董事是支持莱文和公司的经营策略的。
But insiders say several of them have shown their concerns in this matter.
但内部人士透露其中几位对此事表示担忧。
"Some of us have known for many, many years that the freedoms under the First Amendment are not totally unlimited," says Luce.
“我们中的一些人多年来就知道宪法第一修正案所说的自由并非毫无限制，”鲁斯说，
"I think it is perhaps the case that some people associated with the company have only recently come to realize this."
“我想与公司有关系的一些人可能是最近才意识到这一点。”
{adj: Janus-faced} having or concerned with polarities or contrasts
"a Janus-faced view of history"
"a Janus-faced policy"
{adj: Qatari, Katari} of or concerning Qatar
"the Qatari ruling family"
"Qatari oil wells"
{adj: accelerating} increasing in speed; becoming progressively faster
"the accelerating inflation was cause for great concern"
{adj: ad hoc} for or concerned with one specific purpose
"a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"
{adj: adjudicative, adjudicatory} concerned with adjudicating
{adj: advantageous, appropriate} appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
{adj: aesthetic, esthetic, aesthetical, esthetical} concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
"the aesthetic faculties"
"an aesthetic person"
"aesthetic feeling"
"the illustrations made the book an aesthetic success"
<-> inaesthetic
{adj: afraid} feeling worry or concern or insecurity
"She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"
"terribly afraid of offending someone"
"I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
{adj: afraid} filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come"
"he was afraid he would have to let her go"
"I'm afraid you're wrong"
{adj: alchemic, alchemical} related to or concerned with alchemy
{adj: altruistic, selfless} showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
<-> egoistic
{adj: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted} marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
"angelic beneficence"
"a beatific smile"
"a saintly concern for his fellow men"
"my sainted mother"
{adj: anthropological} of or concerned with the science of anthropology
"anthropological studies"
{adj: applied} concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; opposed to theoretical
"applied physics"
"applied psychology"
"technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied discipcdlines"- Sidney Hook
<-> theoretical
{adj: astrological} relating to or concerned with astrology
"astrological chart"
{adj: astrophysical} of or concerned with astrophysics
"astrophysical sciences"
{adj: avuncular} like an uncle in kindness or indulgence
"showed avuncular concern"
{adj: bioclimatic} of or concerned with the relations of climate and living organisms
{adj: bizonal} relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two administrative zones
"Bizonal currency was used in occupied Germany after World War II"
{adj: blithe} lacking or showing a lack of due concern
"spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
{adj: capital} of primary important
"our capital concern was to avoid defeat"
{adj: caring} feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others
"caring friends"
{adj: catchpenny} designed to sell quickly without concern for quality
"catchpenny ornaments"
{adj: choreographic} of or concerned with choreography
{adj: civil-libertarian} having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law
{adj: concerned, interested} involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
"a memorandum to those concerned"
"an enterprise in which three men are concerned"
"factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"
"the interested parties met to discuss the business"
{adj: concerned} feeling or showing worry or solicitude
"concerned parents of youthful offenders"
"was concerned about the future"
"we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"
"greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"
<-> unconcerned
{adj: concerned} in relation (or in regard) to; especially as in the phrases
"as far as x is concerned"
"where x is concerned"
{adj: considerate} showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
"friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
<-> inconsiderate
{adj: continental} being or concerning or limited to a continent especially the continents of North America or Europe
"the continental United States"
"continental Europe"
"continental waters"
<-> intercontinental
{adj: continental} of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War
"the Continental Army"
"the Continental Congress"
{adj: correctional} concerned with or providing correction
"a correctional institution"
{adj: curious} eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
"a curious child is a teacher's delight"
"a trap door that made me curious"
"curious investigators"
"traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"
"curious about the neighbor's doings"
<-> incurious
{adj: deconstructionist} of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism
"deconstructionist criticism"
{adj: demonstrable, provable} capable of being demonstrated or proved
"obvious lies"
"a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"
"practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot
{adj: diagnostic} concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis
"a diagnostic clinic"
"a diagnostic reading test"
"diagnostic information"
{adj: domestic} of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
"domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
<-> foreign
{adj: done with, through with} having no further concern with
"he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos
"done with gambling"
"done with drinking"
{adj: economic} concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money)
"he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"
"gave up the large house for economic reasons"
"in economic terms they are very privileged"
{adj: ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical, oecumenical} concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
"ecumenical thinking"
"ecumenical activities"
"the ecumenical movement"
{adj: electrical} relating to or concerned with electricity
"an electrical engineer"
"electrical and mechanical engineering industries"
{adj: electrolytic} of or concerned with or produced by electrolysis
{adj: electromotive} concerned with or producing electric current
{adj: electronic} of or concerned with electrons
"electronic energy"
{adj: electronic} of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
"electronic devices"
{adj: electrostatic, static} concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
"an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"
{adj: environmental} concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment
"environmental pollution"
{adj: episodic} limited in duration to a single episode
"an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers"
{adj: evangelistic} relating to or promoting the preaching and dissemination of the Christian gospel
"evangelistic fervor"
"the evangelistic concerns of the early church"
{adj: excogitative} concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation
{adj: experiential, existential} derived from experience or the experience of existence
"the rich experiential content of the teachings of the older philosophers"- Benjamin Farrington
"formal logicians are not concerned with existential matters"- John Dewey
{adj: external} purely outward or superficial
"external composure"
"an external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.
{adj: extroversive, extraversive} directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality
<-> ambiversive, introversive
{adj: extrovert, extravert, extroverted, extraverted, extrovertive, extravertive} being concerned with the social and physical environment
{adj: facial} of or concerning the face
"a facial massage"
"facial hair"
"facial expression"
{adj: fastidious} giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
"a fastidious and incisive intellect"
"fastidious about personal cleanliness"
<-> unfastidious
{adj: foreign} of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
"foreign trade"
"a foreign office"
<-> domestic
{adj: formalistic, formalized, formalised} concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
"highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
{adj: geophysical} of or concerned with geophysics
"geophysical sciences"
{adj: going} in full operation
"a going concern"
{adj: green} concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
{adj: haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up} having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
"became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"
"was absolutely obsessed with the girl"
"got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"
"he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
{adj: homoerotic} of or concerning homosexual love
{adj: humane} marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
<-> inhumane
{adj: humanist, humanistic, humane} pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
"humanistic studies"
"a humane education"
{adj: ideological, ideologic} concerned with or suggestive of ideas
"an ideological argument"
"ideological application of a theory"
"the drama's symbolism was very ideological"
{adj: impassive, stolid} having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
"her impassive remoteness"
"he remained impassive, showing neither interest in nor concern for our plight"- Nordhoff & Hall
"a silent stolid creature who took it all as a matter of course"-Virginia Woolf
"her face showed nothing but stolid indifference"
{adj: implicated, concerned} culpably involved
"all those concerned in the bribery case have been identified"
"named three officials implicated in the plot"
"an innocent person implicated by circumstances in a crime"
{adj: implicational} relating to or concerned with logical implication
" implicational language universals"
{adj: indifferent} showing no care or concern in attitude or action
"indifferent to the sufferings of others"
"indifferent to her plea"
{adj: individual, private} concerning one person exclusively
"we all have individual cars"
"each room has a private bath"
{adj: interested} having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
"an interested audience"
"interested in sports"
"was interested to hear about her family"
"interested in knowing who was on the telephone"
"interested spectators"
<-> uninterested
{adj: international} concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
"international affairs"
"an international agreement"
"international waters"
<-> national
{adj: introversive, introvertive} directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
<-> extroversive, ambiversive
{adj: inward} relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
"a concern with inward reflections"
<-> outward
{adj: laic, lay, secular} concerning those not members of the clergy
"set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"
"the lay ministry"
"the choir sings both sacred and secular music"
{adj: local} relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
"local taxes"
"local authorities"
<-> national
{adj: material} concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
"material needs"
"the moral and material welfare of all good citizens"- T.Roosevelt
{adj: material} concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
"material possessions"
"material wealth"
"material comforts"
{adj: matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical} concerned with practical matters
"a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"
"a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
{adj: mechanical, mechanically skillful} relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
"mechanical arts"
"mechanical design"
"mechanical skills"
{adj: moral} concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
"moral sense"
"a moral scrutiny"
"a moral lesson"
"a moral quandary"
"moral convictions"
"a moral life"
<-> immoral, amoral
{adj: morphologic, morphological, structural} relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals
"morphological differences"
{adj: morphologic, morphological} relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language
{adj: mundane, terrestrial} concerned with the world or worldly matters
"mundane affairs"
"he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
{adj: national} concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country
"the national government"
"national elections"
"of national concern"
"the national highway system"
"national forests"
<-> local
{adj: natural} in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
"a very natural development"
"our natural environment"
"natural science"
"natural resources"
"natural cliffs"
"natural phenomena"
<-> unnatural
{adj: negligent} characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
"negligent parents"
"negligent of detail"
"negligent in his correspondence"
<-> diligent
{adj: neurophysiological} of or concerned with neurophysiology
{adj: neuropsychological} of or concerned with neuropsychology
{adj: nonconscious} concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
"nonconscious psychic processes"
{adj: nonverbal} concerned with numbers rather than words
"the numerical part of the test"
"the nonverbal factor"
{adj: outdoor} pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities
"outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities"
{adj: outward} relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
"a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
<-> inward
{adj: paleoanthropological} of or concerned with the scientific study of human fossils
{adj: personalized} pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual personality or intimate affairs especially offensively
"unnecessarily personalized remarks"
{adj: personal} concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
"a personal favor"
"for your personal use"
"personal papers"
"I have something personal to tell you"
"a personal God"
"he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
<-> impersonal
{adj: personal} intimately concerning a person's body or physical being
"personal hygiene"
{adj: physical} concerned with material things
"physical properties"
"the physical characteristics of the earth"
"the physical size of a computer"
{adj: policy-making} concerned with policy, not administration
{adj: practical} concerned with actual use or practice
"he is a very practical person"
"the idea had no practical application"
"a practical knowledge of Japanese"
"woodworking is a practical art"
<-> impractical
{adj: pragmatic, pragmatical} of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
{adj: prescriptive, normative} pertaining to giving directives or rules
"prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"
<-> descriptive
{adj: prevailing, prevalent, rife} encountered generally especially at the present time
"the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"
"the most prevalent religion in our area"
"speculation concerning the books author was rife"
{adj: priapic} overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality
"priapic episodes"
"priapic victories"
{adj: private} concerning things deeply private and personal
"private correspondence"
"private family matters"
{adj: profane} not sacred or concerned with religion
"sacred and profane music"
"children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"
<-> sacred
{adj: prospective} concerned with or related to the future
"prospective earnings"
"a prospective mother"
"the statute is solely prospective in operation"
<-> retrospective
{adj: protozoological} concerning the branch of zoology that studies protozoans
{adj: public} not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
"the public good"
"public libraries"
"public funds"
"public parks"
"a public scandal"
"public gardens"
"performers and members of royal families are public figures"
<-> private
{adj: pure} concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
"pure science"
{adj: reciprocal, mutual} concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
"reciprocal aid"
"reciprocal trade"
"mutual respect"
"reciprocal privileges at other clubs"
<-> nonreciprocal
{adj: regimental} belonging to or concerning a regiment
"regimental units"
{adj: religious, spiritual} concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
"religious texts"
"a member of a religious order"
"lords temporal and spiritual"
"spiritual leaders"
"spiritual songs"
{adj: retrospective} concerned with or related to the past
"retrospective self-justification"
<-> prospective
{adj: rhetorical} concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking
"a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"
<-> unrhetorical
{adj: sacred} concerned with religion or religious purposes
"sacred texts"
"sacred rites"
"sacred music"
<-> profane
{adj: salverform} of or concerning a gamopetalous that has a slender tube and an abruptly expanded tip
{adj: seismological, seismologic} of or concerned with seismology
{adj: selfish} concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
"Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
<-> unselfish
{adj: sensational, sensory} relating to or concerned in sensation
"the sensory cortex"
"sensory organs"
{adj: serious} concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
"a serious student of history"
"a serious attempt to learn to ski"
"gave me a serious look"
"a serious young man"
"are you serious or joking?"
"Don't be so serious!"
<-> frivolous
{adj: sex-linked} concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)
{adj: shallow} lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
"shallow people"
"his arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
{adj: sisterly, sisterlike, sororal} like or characteristic of or befitting a sister
"sisterly kindness"
"sororal concern"
<-> brotherly
{adj: solicitous} full of anxiety and concern
"solicitous parents"
"solicitous about the future"
{adj: spiritual, unearthly} concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
"a spiritual approach to life"
"spiritual fulfillment"
"spiritual values"
"unearthly love"
{adj: stored-program} of or concerning programs stored in the computer's own memory
{adj: strategic, strategical} relating to or concerned with strategy
"strategic weapon"
"the islands are of strategic importance"
"strategic considerations"
{adj: structural} concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
{adj: superficial} being or affecting or concerned with a surface; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
"superficial similarities"
"a superficial mind"
"his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"
"superficial knowledge"
"the superficial report didn't give the true picture"
"only superficial differences"
<-> profound
{adj: synchronic, descriptive} concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
"synchronic linguistics"
"descriptive linguistics"
<-> diachronic
{adj: temporal, worldly} concerned with secular rather than sacred matters
"lords temporal and spiritual"
{adj: terminological} of or concerning terminology
"terminological disputes"
{adj: theological} of or relating to or concerning theology
"theological seminar"
{adj: theoretical, theoretic} concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
"theoretical science"
<-> empirical
{adj: theoretical} concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
"theoretical physics"
<-> applied
{adj: thermodynamic, thermodynamical} of or concerned with thermodynamics
"the thermodynamic limit"
{adj: topographical, topographic} concerned with topography
"a topographical engineer"
"a topographical survey"
"topographic maps"
{adj: transcendent} beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding
"philosophers...often explicitly reject the notion of any transcendent reality beyond thought...and claim to be concerned only with thought itself..."- W.P.Alston
"the unknowable mysteries of life"
{adj: trivial} concerned with trivialities
"a trivial young woman"
"a trivial mind"
{adj: unconcerned} lacking in interest or care or feeling
"the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"
"blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
<-> concerned
{adj: unfastidious} marked by an absence of due or proper care or attention to detail; not concerned with cleanliness
"unfastidious in her dress"
<-> fastidious
{adj: unfortunate} not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
"an unfortunate turn of events"
"an unfortunate decision"
"unfortunate investments"
"an unfortunate night for all concerned"
<-> fortunate
{adj: unworldly} not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations
"was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney
<-> worldly
{adj: urban} relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
"urban sociology"
"urban development"
{adj: zoological} concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties
"zoological research"
{adv: anciently} in ancient times; long ago
"a concern with what may have happened anciently"
{adv: apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it} from appearances alone
"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"
"the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"
"had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
"on the face of it the problem seems minor"
{adv: carelessly, heedlessly} without care or concern
"carelessly raised the children's hopes without thinking of their possible disappointment"
{adv: circumstantially} so far as the circumstances are concerned
"the account was circumstantially accurate"
{adv: closely, intimately, nearly} in a close manner
"the two phenomena are intimately connected"
"the person most nearly concerned"
{adv: concernedly} in a manner showing concern
"`Are you all right,' he asked concernedly"
{adv: for that matter} as far as that is concerned
"for that matter I don't care either"
{adv: hereof} of or concerning this
"the twigs hereof are physic"
{adv: however} to whatever degree or extent
"The results, however general, are important"
"they have begun, however reluctantly, to acknowledge the legitimacy of some of the opposition's concerns"
{adv: ill, badly} unfavorably or with disapproval
"tried not to speak ill of the dead"
"thought badly of him for his lack of concern"
<-> well
{adv: immediately} bearing an immediate relation
"this immediately concerns your future"
{adv: in principle, in theory, in essence} with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details
"in principle, we agree"
{adv: limnologically} with regard to or concerning limnology
{adv: personally} concerning the speaker
"personally, I find him stupid"
{adv: privately, in private, in camera} kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
"it was discussed privately between the two men"
"privately, she thought differently"
"some member of his own party hoped privately for his defeat"
"he was questioned in private"
<-> publicly
{adv: smugly} in a smug manner
"the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
{adv: solicitously} in a concerned and solicitous manner
"`Don't you feel well?' his mother asked solicitously"
{adv: thereof} of or concerning this or that
"a problem and the solution thereof"
{n: Becket, Thomas a Becket, Saint Thomas a Becket, St. Thomas a Becket} (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
{n: Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer} German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
{n: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, ATF} the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
{n: Cassirer, Ernst Cassirer} German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945)
{n: Chekhov, Chekov, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich Chekov} Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
{n: Christology} the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ
{n: Commission on Human Rights} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights
{n: Commission on Narcotic Drugs} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic
{n: Commission on the Status of Women} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies
{n: Economic Commission for Africa} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations
{n: Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of countries in Asia and the Far East
{n: Economic Commission for Europe} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe
{n: Economic Commission for Latin America} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America
{n: Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO} the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture
{n: Geneva Convention} an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
{n: Haggai, Aggeus, Book of Haggai} an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
{n: Henry II} first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the crown over the church (1133-1189)
{n: International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA} the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy
{n: International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO} the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
{n: International Labor Organization, International Labour Organization, ILO} the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor
{n: International Maritime Organization, IMO} the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
{n: Kepler's second law, law of areas, law of equal areas} a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times
"Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"
{n: Kleist, Heinrich von Kleist, Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist} German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811)
{n: Laplace, Marquis de Laplace, Pierre Simon de Laplace} French mathematician and astronomer who formulated the nebular hypothesis concerning the origins of the solar system and who developed the theory of probability (1749-1827)
{n: Mahayana} a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
{n: Mann, Thomas Mann} German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955)
{n: Marcuse, Herbert Marcuse} United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979)
{n: Master in Public Affairs} a master's degree in questions of public concern
{n: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, MEDLARS} relational database of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature
{n: Methodism} the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
{n: Missouri Compromise} an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
{n: National Trust, NT} an organization concerned to preserve historic monuments and buildings and places of historical interest or natural beauty; founded in 1895 and supported by endowment and private subscription
{n: Nestorius} Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of the hypostasis of Christ was named after him (died in 451)
{n: Orwell, George Orwell, Eric Blair, Eric Arthur Blair} imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
{n: Population Commission} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control
{n: Sand, George Sand, Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant} French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
{n: Social Development Commission} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development
{n: Statistical Commission} the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations
{n: World Meteorological Organization, WMO} the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data
{n: Wright, Richard Wright} United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960)
{n: Zechariah, Zacharias, Book of Zachariah} an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
{n: Zephaniah, Sophonias, Book of Zephaniah} an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
{n: abnormal psychology, psychopathology} the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior
{n: adverse opinion} an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States
{n: aeronautical engineering} the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
{n: aeronautical engineer} an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
{n: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser} someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
{n: altruism, selflessness} the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
<-> egoism
{n: angelology} the branch of theology that is concerned with angels
{n: apologetics} the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines
{n: astrophysics} the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
{n: automotive engineer} an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles
{n: baby} a project of personal concern to someone
"this project is his baby"
{n: banzai attack, banzai charge} a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
{n: bell book} a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded
{n: blandness} the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern
"the blandness of his confession enraged the judge"
{n: brain science} the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain
{n: bugaboo} a source of concern
"the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
{n: burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus} an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"
"that's a load off my mind"
{n: business, business sector} business concerns collectively
"Government and business could not agree"
{n: business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation} a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
"he bought his brother's business"
"a small mom-and-pop business"
"a racially integrated business concern"
{n: business} a rightful concern or responsibility
"it's none of your business"
"mind your own business"
{n: calculus, infinitesimal calculus} the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
{n: care} a cause for feeling concern
"his major care was the illness of his wife"
{n: celestial mechanics} the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies
{n: chemical engineering} the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes
{n: child welfare agency, child welfare service} an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
{n: civil engineering} the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges
{n: clinical psychology} the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior
{n: cognitive science} the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
{n: commercial credit} credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes
{n: commercial letter of credit} a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes
{n: comparative psychology, animal psychology} the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals
{n: concern, care, fear} an anxious feeling
"care had aged him"
"they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
{n: concern, worry, headache, vexation} something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
"New York traffic is a constant concern"
"it's a major worry"
{n: concern} a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
"She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"
<-> unconcern
{n: concern} something that interests you because it is important or affects you
"the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
{n: counterintelligence} intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
{n: cybernetics} (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
{n: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorse} a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
{n: dark, darkness} an unenlightened state
"he was in the dark concerning their intentions"
"his lectures dispelled the darkness"
{n: defense contractor} a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
{n: deficit} a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning
"the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"
"they have serious linguistic deficits"
{n: dental anatomy} the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth
{n: depository financial institution, bank, banking concern, banking company} a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
"he cashed a check at the bank"
"that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
{n: directorship} the position of a director of a business concern
{n: discovery} (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
{n: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation} a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
"a diversion from the main highway"
"a digression into irrelevant details"
"a deflection from his goal"
{n: dynamics, kinetics} the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
{n: easygoingness} being without worry or concern
{n: ecclesiology} the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church
{n: ecology, bionomics, environmental science} the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
{n: economic geography} the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities
{n: efficacy, efficaciousness} capacity or power to produce a desired effect
"concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"
<-> inefficacy
{n: egoism, egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness} concern for your own interests and welfare
<-> altruism
{n: egomania} an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs
{n: electromagnetism, electromagnetics} the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena
{n: emergency medicine} the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
{n: eschatology} the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world
{n: exobiology, space biology, astrobiology} the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life
{n: expert witness} a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about
<-> lay witness
{n: extraversion, extroversion} (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
<-> introversion, ambiversion
{n: extrovert, extravert} (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings
<-> introvert
{n: fetology, foetology} the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus
{n: gutter press} press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures)
{n: heartlessness, coldheartedness, hardheartedness} an absence of concern for the welfare of others
{n: herpetology} the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
{n: hygiene, hygienics} the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
{n: immunochemistry, chemoimmunology} the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies)
{n: impracticality} concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
<-> practicality
{n: indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution} doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
"his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
{n: infantile autism} a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits
"there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"
{n: information science, informatics, information processing, IP} the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
{n: inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth} a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
{n: insurance} promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
{n: interest, involvement} a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
"an interest in music"
{n: introversion} (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings
<-> ambiversion, extraversion
{n: invasion of privacy} the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
{n: inwardness} preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
"Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch
<-> outwardness
{n: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy} the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
{n: kinematics} the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass
{n: latent hostility, tension} feelings of hostility that are not manifest
"he could sense her latent hostility to him"
"the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions"
{n: least} something that is of no importance
"it is the least I can do"
"that is the least of my concerns"
{n: matter, affair, thing} a vaguely specified concern
"several matters to attend to"
"it is none of your affair"
"things are going well"
{n: mechanics} the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
{n: mining engineer} an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines
{n: molecular genetics} the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level
{n: monition, process of monition} a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
{n: morality} concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct
<-> immorality
{n: narc, nark, narcotics agent} a lawman concerned with narcotics violations
{n: negligence, neglect, neglectfulness} the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern
{n: neonatology} that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates
{n: nephrology} the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
{n: network army} a group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern
"a network army of software programmers contribute free software to those who want it"
{n: news bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak} a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
{n: nonchalance, unconcern, indifference} the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
{n: nuclear engineering} the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors
{n: oncology} the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
{n: ophthalmology} the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
{n: orthopedics, orthopaedics} the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
{n: otology} the branch of medicine concerned with the ear
{n: outwardness} concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts)
"hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness"
<-> inwardness
{n: outwardness} concern with outward things or material objects (especially the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and spirit
"hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness"
<-> inwardness
{n: packaging company, packaging concern} a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage
{n: papilla} a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
"the papillae of the tongue"
{n: part} in so far as the actor specified is concerned
"it requires vigilance on our part"
"they resisted every effort on his part"
{n: pediatrics, paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pedology} the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
{n: penology, poenology} the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation
{n: perinatology} the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium
{n: personal business, personal matters, affairs} matters of personal concern
"get his affairs in order"
{n: phone, speech sound, sound} (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
{n: phonetics} the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
{n: physiological psychology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology} the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes
{n: place, property} any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"
"the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
{n: plasma physics} the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase
{n: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty} surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
{n: podiatry, chiropody} the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
{n: point of honor} a concern that seriously reflects on your honor
{n: police department} the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
{n: practicality} concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
<-> impracticality
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