confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
Ingles
~ 3800
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
Padron ng paggamit:
make [a] confession
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
Mga kasingkahulugan
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
Mga kasalungat
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
Mga kolokasyon
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
Mga tema
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
Pangngalan
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
Padron ng paggamit:
make [a] confession to [someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
Mga kasingkahulugan
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
Mga kasalungat
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
Mga kolokasyon
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
Mga tema
relationships
|emotions
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pangngalan
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
Padron ng paggamit:
go to confession
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
Mga kasingkahulugan
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
Mga kolokasyon
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
Mga tema
religion
|communication
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
confession
IPA
GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
Mga pantig at diin
con - fes - sion (3 pantig)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.