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Reassurance vs Boost - What's the difference?

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Reassurance is a related term of boost.


As nouns the difference between reassurance and boost

is that reassurance is reinsurance while boost is a push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.

As a verb boost is

to lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

reassurance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the feeling of being reassured, of having confidence restored, of having apprehensions dispelled
  • the act of confirming someone's opinion or impression
  • (legal, dated) reinsurance

    • boost

    English

    (Boost)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help.
  • (automotive engineering) A positive intake manifold pressure in cars with turbochargers or superchargers.

    • Derived terms

    * battery booster * booster * boosterism

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
  • (slang) To steal.
  • To help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

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