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confessto admit or acknowledge something, especially something wrong or secret

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to admit or acknowledge something, especially something wrong or secret

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈfes/

Korean meaning: 고백하다, 자백하다, 인정하다

Korean pronunciation: 컨**페**스

Example Sentences

  • I must confess, I ate the last piece of pizza at 3 AM.
  • The suspect finally confessed to the police after hours of questioning.
  • She confessed that she had been secretly practicing K-pop dances in her room.

confess

VERB

//kənˈfes//

to admit or acknowledge something, especially something wrong or secret

confess concept
💡 Concept

to admit or acknowledge something, especially something wrong or secret

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈfes/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈfes/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootfess

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, 함께(con) + 말하다(fateri)의 결합으로 '함께 털어놓다'는 의미에서 시작되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

addressexpressimpressstress
address
express
impress
stress

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

I must confess, I ate the last piece of pizza at 3 AM.

The suspect finally confessed to the police after hours of questioning.

😄 Fun example

She confessed that she had been secretly practicing K-pop dances in her room.

He confessed his mistakes and promised to do better.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

admitacknowledgerevealdiscloseown up

Antonyms

denyconcealhide

Related

confessionconfessorconfessional