Besorgnis erregen

to cause concern/raise worry

Türkçe: endişe yaratmak

Noun

Besorgnis f.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sein plötzliches Fieber erregt bei der Ärztin große Besorgnis.

How it is used

Means 'to cause concern/raise worry' (conceptual core: provoking anxiety). Neutral to formal register. Use in a news report about rising unemployment or a doctor discussing symptoms. Nuance: implies objective worry, not personal fear.

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregento attract someone's attention
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration
• jds. Ehrfurcht erregento arouse awe/respect