REASSURANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)