confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 3800
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
वापर नमुना:
make [a] confession
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
समानार्थी शब्द
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
सहप्रयोग
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
विषय
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
नाम
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
वापर नमुना:
make [a] confession to [someone]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
समानार्थी शब्द
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
सहप्रयोग
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
विषय
relationships
|emotions
|communication
उदाहरणे
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
नाम
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
वापर नमुना:
go to confession
सामान्य चूक:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
समानार्थी शब्द
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
सहप्रयोग
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
विषय
religion
|communication
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
con - fes - sion (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
वाक्प्रचार
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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.