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concern vs encumbrance

encumbrance vs concern

concern and encumbrance both are nouns.

concern is a verb but encumbrance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concern Yes No Yes No
encumbrance Yes No No No
As nouns, encumbrance is a hyponym of concern; that is, encumbrance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concern:
  • concern: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
  • encumbrance: an onerous or difficult concern
Other hyponyms of concern include bugaboo, burden, incumbrance, load, onus, business.
concern (noun) encumbrance (noun)
something that interests you because it is important or affects you any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness an onerous or difficult concern
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
an anxious feeling
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
concern (verb) encumbrance (verb)
be relevant to
be on the mind of
Difference between concern and encumbrance

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