Assurance
Assurance noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.
Fear
Fear noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Usage example: the sight of the headless horseman filled the schoolmaster with fear
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Until, that is, his trial, where he conducted himself with more assurance and dignity his opponents had expected and lost his stammer, and on his execution day met his fate stoically, even asking for an extra shirt so that people would not mistake his shivering at the cold for fear.
Source: Face Death with Dignity
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