reassure
/ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The boy's mother reassured him that there was no monster hiding under the bed."
- "What is more, I call upon the greater part of you as witnesses to my statement, and I appeal to all of you who have ever listened to me talking (and there are a great many to whom this applies) to reassure one another on this point."
- ""Taiwanese are very enthusiastic and love freedom and democracy, so many good international friends have come to Taiwan to support us. This is a normal and good thing, but China threatens and intimidates Taiwan," she said. "However, I would like to reassure everyone that both our government and the military are prepared, and I will definitely take care of Taiwan.""
Etymology
From Old French rasseürer (French rassurer), from re- + asseürer; as if re- + assure.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊɹ/
- British English: /ˌɹi.əˈʃʊə(ɹ)/