reassurance

noun

re·​as·​sur·​ance ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s How to pronounce reassurance (audio)
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1
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
2
: reinsurance

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Experts offered their reassurances that the accident wouldn't happen again. He received reassurance from his family. Children need a lot of reassurance.
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Smaller experiments might include briefly leaving the phone at home, or making a low-stakes decision without asking others for reassurance. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Emotional parentification Emotional parentification occurs when a child provides emotional support to their parent, such as keeping secrets, offering advice, providing comfort or reassurance to family members, or always being emotionally available. — Parents, 17 Oct. 2026 When business conditions and priorities change quickly, employees look to leadership for reassurance even when there are no easy answers. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The overall bargain, however, laid the foundation for what has become a highly successful deterrence, reassurance, and nonproliferation regime. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reassurance

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First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reassurance was circa 1611

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“Reassurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reassurance. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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reassurance

noun
re·​as·​sur·​ance ˌrē-ə-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s How to pronounce reassurance (audio)
: the action of reassuring : the state of being reassured
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