憂慮

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 憂慮 is read as ゆうりょ and is a noun and する verb formally expressing concern about possible problems or harm.
• Basic usage: Experts being concerned about forest loss appears in 森の減少を憂慮する, while concern about an impact spreading appears in 影響への憂慮が広がる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Action and spread
  • Use 憂慮する for a person expressing concern and 憂慮が広がる for concern spreading more widely.
• Difference from 心配
  • Compared with everyday personal worry, this term readily expresses formal concern about a public issue or its effects.