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concern vs affect

affect vs concern

concern and affect both are nouns.

concern and affect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concern Yes No Yes No
affect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affect is a hyponym of concern; that is, affect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concern:
  • concern: be relevant to
  • affect: connect closely and often incriminatingly
concern (noun) affect (noun)
something that interests you because it is important or affects you the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
an anxious feeling
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
concern (verb) affect (verb)
be relevant to act physically on; have an effect upon
be on the mind of have an effect upon
make believe with the intent to deceive
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
connect closely and often incriminatingly
Difference between concern and affect

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