"confessed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈfɛst/ Audio: en-us-confessed.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} confessed (not comparable)
  1. Which one admits or avows. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: confessedly, self-confessed, unconfessed Translations (which one admits): cōnfessus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-confessed-en-adj-0EAKDnwG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 8

Verb

IPA: /kənˈfɛst/ Audio: en-us-confessed.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} confessed
  1. simple past and past participle of confess Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: confess
    Sense id: en-confessed-en-verb-qpZr-hUk
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          "text": "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, […]",
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      "sense": "which one admits",
      "word": "cōnfessus"
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