reassurance

reassurance
[[t]ri͟ːəʃʊ͟ərəns[/t]]
reassurances
1) N-UNCOUNT If someone needs reassurance, they are very worried and need someone to help them stop worrying by saying kind or helpful things.

She needed reassurance that she belonged somewhere...

`You really won't tell?' she asked, begging for reassurance.

2) N-COUNT Reassurances are things that you say to help people stop worrying about something.

...reassurances that pesticides are not harmful.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Reassurance — Réassurance La réassurance, pour schématiser, est l’assurance pour les sociétés d’assurances. Parfois appelée assurance secondaire, celle ci ne peut pas exister sans l étape préliminaire du transfert de risque que représente l assurance primaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • réassurance — [ reasyrɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1661; de réassurer ♦ Dr. Opération par laquelle un assureur fait garantir par un autre assureur (⇒ réassureur) tout ou partie des risques qu il a lui même couverts. Prime de réassurance. ● réassurance nom féminin Opération… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Reassurance — Re as*sur ance (r[=e] [.a]*sh[udd]r ans), n. 1. Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated. Prynne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Same as {Reinsurance}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reassurance — index assurance, certainty, certification (attested copy), coverage (insurance), solace, surety (certainty) …   Law dictionary

  • Réassurance — La réassurance, pour schématiser, est l’assurance des sociétés d’assurances. Parfois appelée assurance secondaire, celle ci ne peut pas exister sans l étape préliminaire du transfert de risque que représente l assurance primaire. La réassurance… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • reassurance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ a little ▪ Consumers need a little reassurance after all this bad publicity. ▪ little ▪ She received little reassurance or sympathy …   Collocations dictionary

  • reassurance — re|as|sur|ance [ˌri:əˈʃuərəns US ˈʃur ] n [U and C] something that is said or done which makes someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened about a problem ▪ Parents are looking for reassurance about their children s safety.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • reassurance — UK [ˌriːəˈʃʊərəns] / US [ˌrɪəˈʃʊrəns] noun Word forms reassurance : singular reassurance plural reassurances 1) [uncountable] the act of making someone feel less worried about something The child looked at her mother for reassurance. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • réassurance — (ré a su ran s ) s. f. Terme d administration. Nouvelle assurance, contrat qui intervient quand l assureur se fait assurer à lui même les risques dont il s est chargé. •   Les primes des réassurances pourront être moindres ou plus fortes que… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • reassurance — re|as|sur|ance [ ,riə ʃurəns ] noun 1. ) count an explanation or piece of advice that helps someone feel less worried: The Administration gave repeated reassurances that there was absolutely no danger to the public. 2. ) uncount the act of making …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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