unbosom

[ uhn-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm ]

verb (used with object)

1. to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).

verb (used without object)

1. to disclose one's thoughts, feelings, or the like, especially in confidence.

unbosom

/ ʌnˈbʊzəm /

verb

1. tr to relieve (oneself) of (secrets, etc) by telling someone

Derived Forms

• unˈbosomer, noun

Other Words From

• un·bosom·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbosom¹

1580–90; un- ² + bosom (v.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbosom¹

C16: from un- ² + bosom (in the sense: seat of the emotions); compare Dutch ontboezemen

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. unbosom oneself, to disclose one's thoughts, feelings, etc., to another person; confide one's private affairs:

   He unbosomed himself to a complete stranger.

Example Sentences

By making the customary modest deprecatory remarks about Great Britain, they induced me to unbosom myself with honest candor.

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What an unspeakable privilege to unbosom one's trials and difficulties into the ear of a faithful servant of God.

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Here you will find some Belgian patriot who is glad of the chance to unbosom himself to a safe American.

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When we unbosom ourselves, He lets His love stream richly and gloriously into our hearts.

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They are just the letters in which one friend might unbosom himself to another without the least artifice or disguise.

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