Concern
Concern noun - An uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble.
Usage example: the recent crime wave has caused a great deal of concern in the neighborhood
Stress and concern are semantically related. in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead the word "Concern" as a noun or a verb.
Stress
Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
Usage example: with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now
Concern and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concern" instead the word "Stress" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| initial | initial concern | initial stress |
| deep | deep concern | deep stress |
| constant | constant concern | constant stress |
| massive | massive concern | massive stress |
| Other adjectives: big, extreme, great, serious, little, social, personal, major, less, shared, greater. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In 3, Joker mentions his concern that Shepard's vitals recorded by their armour registered them as being presently under more stress than they were at Elysium/Torfan/Akuze, just in their normal resting state.
Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran - All future episodes portray him as one of the few people who actually cared about him (though he didn't show much concern when Fry was declared missing after getting pushed in the cryogenic freezer), seemingly retconning the first episode outburst as stress.
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