assurance
Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /əˈʃʊrəns/ or /əˈʃɝəns/
- (UK) IPA (key): /əˈʃʊərəns/ or /əˈʃɔːrəns/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: as‧sur‧ance
Noun
[change]- (countable & uncountable) An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.
- She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.
- Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.
- (uncountable) Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.
- Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.