confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 3800
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
Muundo wa matumizi:
make [a] confession
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
Visawe
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
Vinyume
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
Mada
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
Nomino
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
Muundo wa matumizi:
make [a] confession to [someone]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
Visawe
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
Vinyume
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
Mada
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Mifano
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- 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.
Nomino
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
Muundo wa matumizi:
go to confession
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
Visawe
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
Mada
religion
|communication
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
Silabi na mkazo
con - fes - sion (silabi 3)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
Familia ya neno
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
Semi
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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.