self-confessed
Definition
Adjective: - Describing a person who openly admits to having a particular, often negative, quality or to having done a particular, often blameworthy, act. The admission is typically made by the person themselves.
Usage
The adjective "self-confessed" is used directly before a noun to describe that noun. It emphasizes that the person has voluntarily admitted to something, usually without external pressure or accusation. It often carries a tone of acknowledging a fault or transgression.
Examples
- He is a self-confessed chocolate addict.
- The self-confessed thief turned himself in to the police.
- As a self-confessed perfectionist, she spends hours on the details.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes be used in a neutral or even slightly positive context when the admitted trait is not inherently negative, though it more commonly describes faults.
- She is a self-confessed fan of classical music.
Variants and Related Words
- Confess (verb): To admit or acknowledge something, typically a fault or crime.
- Confessed (adjective): Describing someone who has admitted to something. ("Self-confessed" is a more specific variant, emphasizing the personal nature of the admission.)
- Confession (noun): The act of confessing or the statement made.
Synonyms
- Avowed: Openly declared or acknowledged.
- Admitted: Allowed to be true; conceded.
- Professing: Claiming openly, sometimes insincerely.
Antonyms
- Denied: Stated that something is not true.
- Closeted: Kept secret or private.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To confess to (something): The verbal action from which "self-confessed" is derived.
- He confessed to the crime.
- A confessed [noun]: A slightly less emphatic form than "self-confessed," but often used interchangeably.
- a confessed murderer
Adjective
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owned up to
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his admitted doubts
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the conceded error
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a confessed murderer
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a self-confessed plagiarist
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