confessto admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal → confessionconfess to (doing) somethingEdwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB.Occasionally people confess to crimes they haven't committed just to get attention.confess (that)My husband confessed he'd been having an affair with a woman in his office.Torture was used and Fian confessed.admit something that you feel embarrassed about → confessionconfess (that)Marsha confessed that she didn't really know how to work the computer.confess to (doing) somethingHe confessed to having a secret admiration for his opponent.I (have to/must) confess (=used when admitting something you feel slightly embarrassed about)I must confess I don't visit my parents as often as I should.to tell a priest or God about the wrong things you have done so that you can be forgiven → confessionHe knelt and confessed his sin.

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