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- pronunciation:
- ri
shur
[or]
ri
shuhr
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verb |
| inflections: |
reassures, reassuring, reassured |
| definition: |
When you reassure someone, you say things that make them feel that everything is going to be OK. You stop them from worrying or help them to feel less worried.
My little sister was worried about seeing the doctor for the first time, but I reassured her and told her that she would be fine.- antonyms:
- alarm
- similar words:
- satisfy
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| related words: |
convince, support |
| derivations: |
reassuring (adj.), reassuredly (adv.), reassuringly (adv.), reassurance (n.) |
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