reassurance

American  

[ree-uh-shoor-uhns, -shur] / ˌri əˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of reassurance

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

Example Sentences

The report, which was boosted by healthy consumer and business spending, provided some reassurance to investors about the economic outlook after a string of increasingly weakening jobs data.

From Barron's

We tolerate misallocation because we are purchasing something other than objects: reassurance, attention, belonging—a ritualized way of saying you matter to me and I am willing to incur a cost to prove it.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he hopes that today will provide some reassurance.

From BBC

Europe scrambled to offer burden-sharing reassurances, but the Belgian PM wouldn’t budge.

From The Wall Street Journal

Britain, France and other European capitals have drawn up detailed plans of the kinds of help they could provide Ukraine, including a possible reassurance force in the country, and discussed them with U.S. military officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• assistance
• backing
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• comfort
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