confessed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈfɛst/

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Verb

confessed

1. simple past and past participle of confess

Adjective

confessed (not comparable)

1. Which one admits or avows.
   • 1858, Grace Aguilar, The Mother's Recompense: a Sequel to Home Influence, page 1:

     I saw you thought me foolish, and I knew that mamma and papa's plans could not be altered to please my fancy, and that my confessed distaste to them would give pain to both: therefore, I concealed my dislike, […]

Derived terms

• confessedly
• self-confessed
• unconfessed

Translations

which one admits

• Latin: cōnfessus