confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
ஆங்கிலம்
~ 3800
பொருள்கள்
0 பொருள்கள்
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
make [a] confession
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
கருப்பொருள்கள்
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
make [a] confession to [someone]
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
கருப்பொருள்கள்
relationships
|emotions
|communication
உதாரணங்கள்
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
go to confession
பொதுவான தவறு:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
கருப்பொருள்கள்
religion
|communication
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
con - fes - sion (3 அசைகள்)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
சொல் குடும்பம்
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
சொற்றொடர்கள்
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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.