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REASSURANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("reassurance" is a kind of...):
support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of)
Attribute:
reassuring (restoring confidence and relieving anxiety)
unreassuring; worrisome (not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety)
Derivation:
reassure (give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain)
reassure (cause to feel sure; give reassurance to)
