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Antonyms for reassurance


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ree-uh-shoor, -shur
Phonetic Transcription : ˌri əˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr



Definition of reassurance

Origin :
  • also re-assurance, 1610s, from reassure + -ance.
  • As in lift : noun help, aid
  • As in protection : noun care, guardianship
  • As in safekeeping : noun protection
  • As in sympathy : noun pity
  • As in security blanket : noun psychological support
  • As in encouragement : noun help, support
Example sentences :
  • Now, however, the young man had regained some measure of reassurance.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He quieted her cluckings with a word of reassurance, and went himself to open.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Her eyes smiled into mine with a reassurance that was like balm.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • His paleness shook her, and she raised a hand of reassurance.
  • Extract from : « The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton, Part 1 (of 10) » by Edith Wharton
  • He was supposed to take the piece of grim humour as a reassurance.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • He stared at Nehmon, seeking in the old man's face some answer, some reassurance.
  • Extract from : « The Link » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • There was a distinct note of reassurance and hopefulness in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Wind Before the Dawn » by Dell H. Munger
  • The reassurance on that point had set him fairly at his ease.
  • Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
  • But there was a kind of reassurance in such hearty skepticism.
  • Extract from : « The Invaders » by Benjamin Ferris
  • But then it was as if he found at a stroke both his own reassurance and his daughter's.
  • Extract from : « The Outcry » by Henry James

Synonyms for reassurance

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