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reassurance /riːəˈʃʊərəns /noun [mass noun]1The action of removing someone’s doubts or fears: children need reassurance and praise...- She has had trouble with her back and was tearful with relief after the comforting reassurance meted out by her principal and tutors.
- My children gain comfort and reassurance from me in exactly that tableau.
- To pre-empt that process by false praise or empty reassurance is not to further the growth of the individual but to cripple it.
1.1 [count noun] A statement that removes someone’s doubts or fears: we have been given reassurances that the water is safe to drink...- Unfortunately, I doubt whether such reassurances will silence the critics.
- Notice that his reassurances about her doubts initially take the form of a warning about the dangers of narrative.
- Despite constant reassurances to the director on the proposed sale, commercial negotiations have yet to be completed by the company.
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