unbosoming
Revealing innermost thoughts
Unbosoming is the act of revealing one's innermost thoughts or feelings, especially secrets or burdens long held private.
The word treats the bosom as the seat of hidden emotions, so to unbosom oneself is to open that inner space to another: After years of silence, she finally unbosomed herself to her sister about the affair.
Sharing secrets trustingly
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- admissionEntry or confession
- divulgenceAct of making known
sharing · secrets · heart-to-heart · spilling · unburdening · testimony · acknowledgment · declaration
Forcible elimination of unwanted
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- disburdeningRelieving of a load
- exhalationBreathing out air
cleansing · liberation · healing · transformation · purification · release · outpouring · decompression
State of proximity
- trustConfidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- bondingForming close connections
- connectionA joining or relation
rapport · empathy · confidante · openness · sincerity · honesty · understanding · affinity
Relief from distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- easeLack of strain
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
consolation · soothing · respite · tranquility · serenity · peace · alleviation · freedom
confiding
Sharing secrets trustingly
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- admissionEntry or confession
divulgence · sharing · secrets · heart-to-heart · spilling · unburdening · testimony · acknowledgment · declaration · avowal
purging
Forcible elimination of unwanted
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
- disburdeningRelieving of a load
exhalation · cleansing · liberation · healing · transformation · purification · release · outpouring · decompression · exhale
closeness
State of proximity
- trustConfidence in another
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- bondingForming close connections
connection · rapport · empathy · confidante · openness · sincerity · honesty · understanding · affinity · kinship
solace
Relief from distress
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- easeLack of strain
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
reassurance · consolation · soothing · respite · tranquility · serenity · peace · alleviation · freedom · release
unbosomingwithholding
Keeping from another
concealing · suppressing · bottling up · repressing · hiding
unbosomingreticence
Habitual verbal restraint
silence · secretiveness · taciturnity · closedness · reserve