concernment

concernment

A matter of vital concernment was discussed at the meeting.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Importance or significance: "concernment" refers to the quality of being important or having relevance to someone's interests or well-being.
    • Interest or involvement: It can denote a personal stake or share in something, such as a matter that affects one directly.
    • Anxiety or worry: In a less common sense, it means a state of concern or unease about a particular issue.
Usage Examples

  • Importance:

    • The safety of the children is a matter of great concernment. (This is a highly significant issue.)
    • His financial future is of little concernment to me. (It is not important to me personally.)

  • Interest or involvement:

    • She has a concernment in the family business. (She has a personal stake or share in it.)
    • The decision is of no concernment to outsiders. (Outsiders have no involvement or interest in it.)

  • Anxiety or worry:

    • His concernment over the exam results kept him awake. (His worry about the results caused sleeplessness.)
Advanced Usage

  • "matter of concernment": a phrase used to emphasize that something is important or relevant.

    • This is a matter of public concernment. (It affects the public and demands attention.)

  • "of little concernment": used to indicate that something is unimportant or irrelevant.

    • The minor details are of little concernment to the overall plan. (They are not significant.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Concern (n/v): a more common synonym; can mean worry, interest, or importance.
    • I have a concern about the project. (I am worried about it.)
  • Concerned (adj): feeling worried or involved.
    • She is concerned about his health. (She is worried.)
  • Unconcernment (n): lack of interest or importance.
    • His unconcernment for the rules was obvious. (He did not care about them.)
Synonyms
  • Importance: significance, consequence, weight.
  • Interest: stake, involvement, share.
  • Worry: anxiety, unease, apprehension.
Related Idioms

  • No concernment of mine: used to say something is not one's responsibility or interest.

    • That argument is no concernment of mine. (I am not involved in it.)

  • A matter of life and death: an idiom that overlaps with the idea of vital concernment.

    • For him, the job interview was a matter of life and death. (It was extremely important.)