I confess
Acknowledge one's wrongdoing
I confess introduces an admission, often of something mildly embarrassing or contrary to expectation: I confess I've never read Moby Dick.
The phrase softens what follows, signaling the speaker knows their admission might surprise or disappoint.
It can be earnest or lightly self-deprecating: I confess I ate the last cookie.
- admitConfess or grant entry
- come cleanAdmit the full truth
- mea culpaAcknowledgment of personal blame
- guiltyResponsible for wrongdoing
- guilty conscienceSelf-blame for wrongdoing
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- I statementsI am, I feel, I think, I believe, I want
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
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