"concernment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kənˈsɜː(ɹ)nmənt/ Forms: concernments [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English concernement; equivalent to concern + -ment. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|concernement}} Middle English concernement, {{suffix|en|concern|ment}} concern + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} concernment (countable and uncountable, plural concernments)
  1. (obsolete) The state or quality of being a concern. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concernment-en-noun-2PQMMfm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 30 6 24 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ment: 53 18 12 14 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 14 9 17 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 9 7 9 3
  2. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern; affair; interest. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concernment-en-noun-xdzxlNK8
  3. importance; moment; consequence Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concernment-en-noun-GhCAL73F
  4. concern; participation; interposition Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concernment-en-noun-iyiYsdvr
  5. Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-concernment-en-noun-kTxN2VDc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: concern

Inflected forms

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