confession
gb/kənfˈɛʃən/ us/kənfˈɛʃən/
B1
انگریزی
~ 3800
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B1
action
1
admitting to a fault or crime
When someone says they did something wrong or bad.
استعمال کا انداز:
make [a] confession
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'confession' with 'profession'; 'profession' is about one's job, not admitting something.
ہم معنی الفاظ
admission (Neutral term for accepting responsibility or revealing a fact, not always about wrongdoing.)
متضاد الفاظ
denial (Refusal to admit wrongdoing or truth.)
لفظی تراکیب
make a confession
|false confession
|written confession
|public confession
موضوعات
law
|emotions
|relationships
|communication
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- He made a confession to the police.
- She gave a confession to her friend.
- The man signed a confession.
اسم
B2
action
2
sharing private feelings openly
When you tell someone your secret feelings or thoughts.
استعمال کا انداز:
make [a] confession to [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners may think 'confession' only refers to crimes; it can also mean admitting personal feelings.
ہم معنی الفاظ
disclosure (A more formal term for revealing information, not always emotional.)
متضاد الفاظ
concealment (The act of hiding feelings or information.)
لفظی تراکیب
love confession
|private confession
|emotional confession
موضوعات
relationships
|emotions
|communication
مثالیں
- His love confession took her by surprise.
- She made a quiet confession of her fears.
- The letter read like a heartfelt confession.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
B1
action
3
telling sins to a priest
When a person tells a priest about their sins so they can be forgiven.
استعمال کا انداز:
go to confession
عام غلطی:
Some learners confuse 'confession' with 'sermon'; a sermon is a speech given by a priest, not admitting sins.
ہم معنی الفاظ
penance (A related religious act involving repentance, but not exactly the same as the spoken admission.)
لفظی تراکیب
go to confession
|hear confession
|sacrament of confession
موضوعات
religion
|communication
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I went to confession yesterday.
- He gave his sins in confession.
- She goes to confession every month.
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GB/kənfˈɛʃən/
US/kənfˈɛʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
con - fes - sion (3 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fes)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: confession
- Plural: confession, confessions
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
confessions
noun
Core family
confess
verb B1
Related words
confessional
adjective
confessor
noun
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- The suspect decided to make a confession after hours of questioning.
- She made a confession about taking the money.