confession

noun

/kənˈfeʃn/

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[countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement
- After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession.
- His confession was extracted under torture.
Extra Examples
- It's difficult to believe it's a true confession after all her lies.
- She made a false confession during the trial which she later retracted.
- The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police.
- The police forced a confession out of him.
- a confession from the prisoner
- a confession to murder
- a true confession of a terrible crime
- an alleged confession by the defendant
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- public
- true
- …
verb + confession
- make
- sign
- write
- …
preposition
- confession by
- confession from
- confession of
- …
phrases
- force a confession out of somebody
- get a confession out of somebody
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[countable, uncountable] a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement synonym admission
- I've a confession to make—I lied about my age.
Extra Examples
- I have a confession to make. I read your private emails.
- The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis.
- her shy confession of love
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- full
- public
- true
- …
verb + confession
- make
- sign
- write
- …
preposition
- confession by
- confession from
- confession of
- …
phrases
- force a confession out of somebody
- get a confession out of somebody
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[uncountable, countable] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done; an occasion when you make such a statement
- The priest heard her confession and granted absolution.
- I used to go to confession every Saturday as a child.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + confession
- go to
- hear
confession + noun
- booth
- box
phrases
- an act of confession
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[countable] (formal) a statement of your religious beliefs, principles, etc.
- a confession of faith

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

单词	confession
释义	confession noun /kənˈfeʃn/ /kənˈfeʃn/ jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a statement that a person makes, admitting that they are guilty of a crime; the act of making such a statement After hours of questioning by police, she made a full confession. His confession was extracted under torture. Extra Examples It's difficult to believe it's a true confession after all her lies. She made a false confession during the trial which she later retracted. The court excluded the confession wrongly obtained by the police. The police forced a confession out of him. a confession from the prisoner a confession to murder a true confession of a terrible crime an alleged confession by the defendant Topics Crime and punishmentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full public true … verb + confession make sign write … preposition confession by confession from confession of … phrases force a confession out of somebody get a confession out of somebody See full entry [countable, uncountable] a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement synonym admission I've a confession to make—I lied about my age. Extra Examples I have a confession to make. I read your private emails. The government made open confession of its inability to cope with the crisis. her shy confession of love Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective full public true … verb + confession make sign write … preposition confession by confession from confession of … phrases force a confession out of somebody get a confession out of somebody See full entry [uncountable, countable] (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a private statement to a priest about the bad things that you have done; an occasion when you make such a statement The priest heard her confession and granted absolution. I used to go to confession every Saturday as a child. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + confession go to hear confession + noun booth box phrases an act of confession See full entry [countable] (formal) a statement of your religious beliefs, principles, etc. a confession of faith Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin confessio(n-), from confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.
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