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reassurance

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re·as·sure  (r-shr)
tr.v. re·as·sured, re·as·sur·ing, re·as·sures
1. To restore confidence to.
2. To assure again.
3. To reinsure.
reas·surance n.
reas·suring·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reassurancereassurance - the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
Translations
reassurance [riːəˈʃuərəns] n → consuelo
reassurance [riːəˈʃuərəns] n (factual) → assurance f, garantie f;
(emotional) → réconfort m
reassurance [riːəˈʃuərəns] n (comfort) → Beruhigung f;
(guarantee) → Bestätigung f
reassurance [riːəˈʃuərəns] n → rassicurazione f


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"That will come," was the consoling reassurance given him by Golenishtchev, in whose view Vronsky had both talent, and what was most important, culture, giving him a wider outlook on art.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Suddenly I heard the voice of my poor husband in exclamations of astonishment, with that of my son in reassurance and dissuasion; and there by the shadow of a group of trees they stood--near, so near
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
But a greater grief than the loss of the launch could have engendered in me, filled my heart--a sullen, gnawing misery which I tried to deny--which I refused to admit--but which persisted in obsessing me until my heart rose and filled my throat, and I could not speak when I would have uttered words of reassurance to my companions.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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