reassuring

/,ri:ə'ʃuəriɳ/

Thân thiện

The doctor's reassuring smile calmed the nervous patient.

Definition

Adjective: - Restoring confidence and relieving anxiety: Making someone feel less worried, frightened, or uncertain by providing comfort, support, or a positive perspective.

Examples

• The doctor's calm and reassuring manner helped ease the patient's fears.
• It was reassuring to know that a security guard was on duty all night.
• She gave me a reassuring smile before I went on stage.

Usage

The adjective "reassuring" is used to describe a person, their behavior (like a smile, tone, or manner), a statement, a fact, or a situation that has the effect of making someone feel more confident and less anxious. It is often followed by prepositions like "to" (reassuring to someone) or "for" (reassuring for someone).

Advanced Usage

• "Find something reassuring": To experience something as a source of comfort or confidence.
  • I find it very reassuring that you always double-check your work.
• "In a reassuring tone/voice": Describing the specific quality of speech that provides comfort.
  • He spoke in a low, reassuring voice.

Variants and Related Words

• Reassure (verb): To say or do something to remove someone's doubts or fears.
  • The teacher reassured the students about the exam.
• Reassurance (noun): The action of reassuring someone, or a statement that does this.
  • He needed constant reassurance from his friends.
• Reassuringly (adverb): In a way that removes doubts or fears.
  • She nodded reassuringly.

Synonyms

• Comforting: Providing consolation or a feeling of relief from distress.
• Encouraging: Giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
• Heartening: Making someone feel more cheerful or optimistic.

Antonyms

• Alarming: Causing sudden fear or anxiety.
• Worrying: Causing anxiety or concern.
• Disconcerting: Causing one to feel unsettled or confused.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• A reassuring presence: A person whose mere existence or company makes others feel safe and calm.
  • During the crisis, the manager was a reassuring presence for the whole team.
• To be on reassuring ground: To be in a situation or dealing with information that is familiar and dependable.
  • Once she started discussing her own research, she was on reassuring ground.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. restoring confidence and relieving anxiety
   • a very reassuring remark