Definition of Assurance
Assurance
as·sur·ance
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a promise or positive statement intended to give someone confidence, i.e. an assuring statement, or the action of giving such a statement;
e.g. She gave them her assurance that she would have the project finished in two days.
(noun)
a sense of confidence in one's manner or behavior, a feeling of certainty in one's abilities, a lack of self-doubt, sometimes to the point of being excessive;
e.g. He spoke with great assurance and seemed to be very confident.
(noun)
a feeling of certainty that something is the case, a sense of being sure of something;
e.g. They spoke with such assurance that I found it easy to believe them.
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