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reassurance

re·as·sure
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-uh-shoo r, -shur]
    • /ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr/
    • /ˌriː.əˈʃɔː.rəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh-shoo r, -shur]
    • /ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr/

Definitions of reassurance word

  • verb with object reassurance to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me. 1
  • verb with object reassurance to assure again. 1
  • verb with object reassurance to reinsure. 1
  • noun reassurance comfort 1
  • noun reassurance repeated confirmation 1
  • uncountable noun reassurance If someone needs reassurance, they are very worried and need someone to help them stop worrying by saying kind or helpful things. 0
See all 7 definitions of reassurance

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Origin of reassurance

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; re- + assure

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Parts of speech for Reassurance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Reassurance

reassurance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for reassurance

noun reassurance

  • inspiritment — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
  • invigoration — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
  • invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
  • leg up — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
  • assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
All 12 Synonyms of reassurance

Antonyms for reassurance

noun reassurance

  • concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
  • menace — something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
  • worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
  • worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
All 4 Antonyms of reassurance

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    the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.

  • security blanket

    a blanket or other familiar item carried especially by a young child to provide reassurance and a feeling of psychological security.

  • supportive psychotherapy

    a type of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce psychological conflict and strengthen a patient's defenses through the use of various techniques, as reassurance, suggestion, counseling, and reeducation.

  • upsy-daisy

    an expression, usually of reassurance, uttered as when someone, esp a child, stumbles or is being lifted up
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