confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
الإنجليزية
~ 3800
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
نمط الاستخدام:
make [a] confession
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
المرادفات
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
الأضداد
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
الموضوعات
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
أمثلة
- The suspect gave a full confession to the police.
- Her tearful confession shocked her friends.
- He made a public confession about his role in the scandal.
- The letter contained a written confession of the crime.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
اسم
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
نمط الاستخدام:
make [a] confession to [someone]
خطأ شائع:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
المرادفات
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
الأضداد
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
الموضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|communication
أمثلة
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He made a love confession to her.
- She told him a confession about her life.
- I have a confession: I am afraid of the dark.
اسم
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
نمط الاستخدام:
go to confession
خطأ شائع:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
المرادفات
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
الموضوعات
religion
|communication
أمثلة
- Catholics are encouraged to go to confession regularly.
- The priest heard her confession and offered guidance.
- Confession is an important sacrament in the Catholic Church.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
المقاطع والنبر
con - fes - sion (٣ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
التعبيرات
go to confession
1/ɡˈoʊ tə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to tell sins to a priest in church
To visit a priest and say your sins so you can be forgiven in church.
أمثلة
- She goes to confession every Sunday morning.
- After months of guilt, he finally went to confession.
have a confession to make
1/hˈæv ə kənfˈɛʃən tə mˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
to say you want to admit something
To tell someone you have something secret or wrong to say.
أمثلة
- I have a confession to make: I ate the last piece of cake.
- He began by saying he had a confession to make.
make a confession
1/mˈeɪk ə kənfˈɛʃən/
fixed phrase
to admit something openly
To say that you did something wrong or tell the truth about something secret.
أمثلة
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.