unbosom
unbosom · unbosoms · unbosomed · unbosoming
To tell someone about, and thus obtain reliefTo tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief.
/ʌnˈbʊz.əm/
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive, archaic)To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief.
(archaic, reflexive)To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them.
(archaic)To confess a misdeed.
More definitions
- relieve oneself of troubling information
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”).From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”).
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Forms
unbosoms, unbosoming, unbosomed, unbosomedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- relieve oneself of troubling information:relieve
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedunbosomer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle