unbosom

American  

[uhn-booz-uhm, -boo-zuhm] / ʌnˈbʊz əm, -ˈbu zəm /

verb (used with object)

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

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verb (used without object)

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

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.

unbosom British  

/ ʌnˈbʊzəm /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• unbosomer
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of unbosom

1580–90; un- ² + bosom (v.)

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Example Sentences

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unbosom

Rassendyll's job is to rescue Rudolf and hand over the throne, so that he can unbosom himself to Flavia.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was not recognized on Canadian soil; nor did he unbosom himself to reporter Long.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt

I can unbosom myself to you, for I know you to be my real friend; believe me, I do not assure myself that I have another in the whole world!

From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Lady Anne Hamilton

It was my intention to unbosom myself to him, and seek his friendly advice, but not until a little time had elapsed—not till I had obtained a full éclaircissement from Virginia.

From Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land by Mayne Reid

Ah, solitude, take my distress, My griefs I'll unbosom to thee, Each sigh thou canst gently repress, Thy silence is music to me.

From The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts by John O'Keeffe

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