unbosom

/ʌn'buzəm/

Thân thiện

She decided to unbosom her worries to her best friend.

Definition

Verb: - To relieve oneself of troubling information by confessing or revealing private thoughts, feelings, or secrets to someone else. It implies a sense of emotional release by sharing a burden.

Usage

The verb "unbosom" is used to describe the act of making a confidential or heartfelt disclosure. It is a formal and somewhat literary term. It is most commonly used in the reflexive form "unbosom oneself" (to someone).

Examples

• After years of guilt, she finally unbosomed herself to her priest.
• He needed to unbosom his worries about the future to a trusted friend.
• In her diary, she found a safe space to unbosom her deepest fears.

Advanced Usage

• "to unbosom oneself of something": This construction specifies the particular burden being shared.
  • He unbosomed himself of the secret that had haunted him for decades.

Variants and Related Words

• Unbosoming (gerund/noun): The act of revealing one's thoughts or feelings.
  • His unbosoming was met with great sympathy.

Synonyms

• Confess
• Disclose
• Reveal
• Divulge
• Confide

Antonyms

• Conceal
• Hide
• Suppress
• Withhold

Related Idioms/Phrases

• To pour one's heart out: To express one's feelings freely and fully. This is a more common, informal phrase with a similar meaning to "unbosom oneself."
  • She poured her heart out to me about her struggles.

Học thuật

Verb

1. relieve oneself of troubling information

Từ đồng nghĩa

• relieve