confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 3800
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
make [a] confession
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
Συνώνυμα
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
Αντώνυμα
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
Θέματα
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
make [a] confession to [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
Συνώνυμα
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
Αντώνυμα
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
Θέματα
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
go to confession
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
Συνώνυμα
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
Θέματα
religion
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
con - fes - sion (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.