"unbosom" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈbʊz.əm/ [UK, US], /ˌʌnˈbʊz.əm/ [UK, US] Audio: en-au-unbosom.ogg Forms: unbosoms [present, singular, third-person], unbosoming [participle, present], unbosomed [participle, past], unbosomed [past]
Etymology: From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|bosom|gloss2=the seat of emotions}} un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unbosom (third-person singular simple present unbosoms, present participle unbosoming, simple past and past participle unbosomed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief. Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive Translations (to tell about one's troubles): սիրտը բանալ (sirtə banal) (Armenian), զգացմունքները զեղել (zgacʻmunkʻnerə zeġel) (Armenian), споделям (spodeljam) (Bulgarian), доверявам се (doverjavam se) (Bulgarian), ontboezemen (Dutch), purkaa sydäntään (Finnish), lette sitt hjerte (Norwegian), desahogarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unbosom-en-verb-HdSk9gpY Disambiguation of "to tell about one's troubles": 60 39 2
  2. (reflexive, archaic) To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them. Tags: archaic, reflexive
    Sense id: en-unbosom-en-verb-IMQl5r55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 85 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 70 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 78 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 19 71 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 68 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 74 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 16 74 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 77 11
  3. (archaic) To confess a misdeed. Tags: archaic Translations (to confess a misdeed): խոստովանել (xostovanel) (Armenian), признавам (priznavam) (Bulgarian), purkaa sydämensä (Finnish), lette sitt hjerte (Norwegian), confesar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unbosom-en-verb-T9AXqVhT Disambiguation of 'to confess a misdeed': 0 1 99

Inflected forms

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