assurance

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noun

1. freedom from doubt;
belief in yourself and your abilities (Freq. 11)
- his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
- after that failure he lost his confidence
- she spoke with authority
• Syn:
self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness
• Derivationally related forms:
sure (for: sureness), self-confident (for: self-confidence), confident (for: confidence)
• Hypernyms:
certainty
• Attrubites:
certain, sure, uncertain, unsure, incertain
2. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something (Freq. 1)
- an assurance of help when needed
- signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
• Syn:
pledge
• Derivationally related forms:
pledge (for: pledge), assure
• Hypernyms:
commitment, dedication
• Hyponyms:
guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty, plight,
troth, vow
3. a statement intended to inspire confidence (Freq. 1)
- the President's assurances were not respected
• Derivationally related forms:
assure
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Hyponyms:
clean bill of health
4. a British term for some kinds of insurance
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
insurance

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pledge, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness