- the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence
- (reassure) cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
- (reassured) having confidence restored; freed from anxiety; "reassured by her praise he pressed on"
- the feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled; the act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
- (reassure) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or terror; To reinsure
- (reassure) to assure again, to make someone feel better
- to restore to confidence; to encourage or hearten, to comfort or inspirit; being an activity that's proverbially situated between 'real' and 'stupid' in every military dictionary! Compare SYMPATHY, PRAYER; see EYE-CHECK, RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE, PINS IN THE MAP SYNDROME, MICROMANAGEMENT.
- Encouragement often provided to a person as a means to relieve fear, anxiety, tension, and confusion that can result from deteriorating cognitive abilities.
- When a parrot becomes traumatized, often the best way to reassure them is to slow down your energy and use a pre-taught self-soothing expression. Often trying to physically reassure a parrot may make them feel even more threatened. ...