reassurance

[ree-uh-shoor-uhns, -shur]

noun

1. something, such as information, praise, or an action or gesture, that soothes, comforts, or restores to confidence.

   The organization offers support, guidance, and, most importantly, the reassurance that, whatever the problem, you're not the first parent to face it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reassurance¹

re- ( def. ) + assurance ( def. )

Example Sentences

It’s also a reasonable assumption—and a reassurance—that uniformed U.S. military personnel would be maintaining those jets on Saudi soil.

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Turkey on Thursday said it was ready to participate in a "reassurance force" to be deployed in Ukraine after any eventual peace deal with Russia.

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"As a young Lebanese woman living abroad, this visit represents a deep reassurance that Lebanon is not forgotten," the Australian-born Mazraani, 23, who works in sales and marketing, told AFP by telephone.

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For Picciotti, the Hyundai buyer, the promise of buying his vehicle online appealed to him, but it was the fact that the transaction was done through Amazon that provided the final reassurance.

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The UK and France have been leading efforts to provide a "reassurance force" in the event of a ceasefire, through a "Coalition of the Willing".

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Related Words

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