How to pronounce confess
American English pronunciation
kun-FES
- IPA
- /kənˈfɛs/
- Syllables
- kun · FES (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What confess means
To admit that you did something wrong
In a sentence: He had to confess that he had broken the lamp.
Where it comes from: From a Latin word meaning "to acknowledge" or "to speak with."
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