Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reassurance

/ɹˌiəʃˈʊɹəns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: re-as-sur-ance
IPA: /ɹˌiəʃˈʊɹəns/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of confirming someone's opinion or impression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 2016, President Barack Obama told his staff that Donald Trump’s election victory was “not the apocalypse”. By any definition, he was correct. But understood in the original sense of the Greek word apokálypsis, meaning “unveiling”, Obama could not give the same reassurance in 2025."
""The PM’s private reassurances are worthless given her track record of u-turns and her clear desperation to cling to power.""

Etymology

From re- + assurance.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-

Usage

Inflected Forms

reassurances (plural) re-assurance (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

reassure

Rhymes With

insurance assurance reinsurance durrance durrence

Questions

How do you pronounce reassurance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌiəʃˈʊɹəns/.
What does reassurance mean?: The feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled.
Where does reassurance come from?: From re- + assurance.

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