self-confessedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈfɛst/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfkənˈfɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, confessed adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + confessed adj.

Of a person: that has openly admitted to being the specified thing; (also of a quality, action, etc.) that has been openly admitted to by the person in question.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [adjective] > self-acknowledged

professed1531

avowed1651

professional1667

self-confesseda1804

a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) v. i. 73 Are you not A most notorious self confessed impostor?

1886 A. W. Verity Infl. C. Marlowe on Shakspere's Earlier Style 97 This conception of flawless, self-conscious, self-confessed villany is essentially Marlowesque.

1934 Sun (Baltimore) 14 July 3/5 A self-confessed confidence man..testified that he always handed his take to Graham.

1981 ‘M. Underwood’ Hand of Fate ii. 91 Even a self-confessed liar is capable of telling the truth.

2008 Dwell May 154 A self-confessed minimalist, Gregory is the first to admit that the architecture can't stand alone.

Derivatives

ˌself-conˈfessedly adv.

ΚΠ

1821 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Med. Sci. 2 155 Mr. H. sen. is the Mentor, ‘giving the multiplied experience of an old practitioner not unskilled to judge’; and Mr. H. jun. self-confessedly ‘non æquis passibus sequitur patrem’.

1929 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Apr. 334/4 It is extraordinary that she should have married Simon, who was, self-confessedly, head-over-heels in love with somebody else.

2015 Sun (Nexis) 17 July 8 While studying politics at Newcastle University—and self-confessedly smoking cannabis—he became President of the Student Union.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-confessed
释义	self-confessedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfkənˈfɛst/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfkənˈfɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, confessed adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + confessed adj. Of a person: that has openly admitted to being the specified thing; (also of a quality, action, etc.) that has been openly admitted to by the person in question. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > acknowledgement, avowal, or confession > [adjective] > self-acknowledged professed1531 avowed1651 professional1667 self-confesseda1804 a1804 J. Tobin Honey Moon (1805) v. i. 73 Are you not A most notorious self confessed impostor? 1886 A. W. Verity Infl. C. Marlowe on Shakspere's Earlier Style 97 This conception of flawless, self-conscious, self-confessed villany is essentially Marlowesque. 1934 Sun (Baltimore) 14 July 3/5 A self-confessed confidence man..testified that he always handed his take to Graham. 1981 ‘M. Underwood’ Hand of Fate ii. 91 Even a self-confessed liar is capable of telling the truth. 2008 Dwell May 154 A self-confessed minimalist, Gregory is the first to admit that the architecture can't stand alone. Derivatives ˌself-conˈfessedly adv. ΚΠ 1821 Medico-chirurg. Rev., & Jrnl. Med. Sci. 2 155 Mr. H. sen. is the Mentor, ‘giving the multiplied experience of an old practitioner not unskilled to judge’; and Mr. H. jun. self-confessedly ‘non æquis passibus sequitur patrem’. 1929 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Apr. 334/4 It is extraordinary that she should have married Simon, who was, self-confessedly, head-over-heels in love with somebody else. 2015 Sun (Nexis) 17 July 8 While studying politics at Newcastle University—and self-confessedly smoking cannabis—he became President of the Student Union. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1804
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