Confess — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

admit (to a wrongdoing)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚɹaɪdˈiə/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfˈɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfˈɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚɹaɪdˈiə/.

Examples

She confessed that she had taken the money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fink profess squeal concede

Parts of Speech

verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
verb	admit (to a wrongdoing) “She confessed that she had taken the money”
verb	confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Word Forms

confession	noun	a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
confessor	noun	someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
squealer	noun	one who reveals confidential information in return for money
fink	noun	someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
profession	noun	an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bekennen

eine strafbare oder verwerfliche Tat gestehen, meist unter Druck

🇫🇷French

confesser

avouer un acte punissable ou répréhensible, généralement sous pression

🇪🇸Spanish

confesar

confesar un hecho punible o reprensible, generalmente bajo presión

🇮🇹Italian

confessare

confessare un atto punibile o riprovevole, di solito sotto pressione

🇳🇱Dutch

toegeven

een strafbare of laakbare daad bekennen, meestal onder druk

🇵🇹Portuguese

confessar

confessar um ato punível ou repreensível, geralmente sob pressão

🇷🇺Russian

признаваться

признаться в наказуемом или предосудительном поступке, обычно под давлением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपराध स्वीकार करना

किसी दंडनीय या निंदनीय कार्य को स्वीकार करना, आमतौर पर दबाव में

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বীকার

একটি শাস্তিযোগ্য বা নিন্দনীয় কাজের স্বীকারোক্তি, সাধারণত চাপের মধ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒப்புக்கொள்

தண்டனைக்குரிய அல்லது கண்டிக்கத்தக்க செயலை ஒப்புக்கொள், பொதுவாக அழுத்தத்தின் கீழ்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒప్పుకుంటాను

సాధారణంగా ఒత్తిడిలో శిక్షార్హమైన లేదా ఖండించదగిన దస్తావేజును అంగీకరించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कबूल करणे

दंडनीय किंवा निंदनीय कृत्याची कबुली, सहसा दबावाखाली

🇮🇳Gujarati

કબૂલ

સામાન્ય રીતે દબાણ હેઠળ, સજાપાત્ર અથવા નિંદનીય કાર્યની કબૂલાત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರಿಕೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಒತ್ತಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಾರ್ಹ ಅಥವಾ ಖಂಡನೀಯ ಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റുപറയുക

ശിക്ഷാർഹമോ നിന്ദ്യമോ ആയ ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി ഏറ്റുപറയുക, സാധാരണയായി സമ്മർദ്ദത്തിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਬਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸਜ਼ਾਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੰਦਣਯੋਗ ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਇਕਬਾਲ ਕਰੋ, ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦਬਾਅ ਹੇਠ

🇵🇰Urdu

اقرار

کسی قابل سزا یا قابل مذمت کام کا اعتراف کرنا، عام طور پر دباؤ میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

承认

通常在压力下承认应受惩罚或应受谴责的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

告白する

通常は圧力を受けて、罰せられる、または非難されるべき行為を自白する

🇰🇷Korean

불다

일반적으로 압력을 받는 상황에서 처벌받을 수 있거나 비난받을 수 있는 행위를 자백하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xưng

thú nhận một hành động đáng bị trừng phạt hoặc đáng trách, thường là dưới áp lực

🇹🇭Thai

สารภาพ

สารภาพการกระทำที่มีโทษหรือควรตำหนิ มักจะอยู่ภายใต้แรงกดดัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengakui

mengakui perbuatan yang dapat dihukum atau tercela, biasanya di bawah tekanan

🇵🇭Filipino

umamin

umamin sa isang maparusahan o masisirang gawa, kadalasan sa ilalim ng presyon

🇲🇾Malay

mengaku

mengaku perbuatan yang boleh dihukum atau tercela, biasanya di bawah tekanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعترف

الاعتراف بارتكاب فعل يعاقب عليه أو مذموم، وعادة ما يكون ذلك تحت الضغط

🇮🇷Persian

اعتراف کردن

اعتراف به عمل قابل مجازات یا مذموم، معمولاً تحت فشار

🇹🇷Turkish

itiraf etmek

genellikle baskı altında, cezalandırılabilir veya kınanacak bir eylemi itiraf etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹדוֹת

להודות במעשה בר עונשין או ראוי לגינוי, בדרך כלל בלחץ

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The primary meaning of 'confess' is 'confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure'.

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