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UNCONFESSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unconfessed mean?
• UNCONFESSED (noun)
The noun UNCONFESSED has 1 sense:
1. people who have not confessed
Familiarity information: UNCONFESSED used as a noun is very rare.
• UNCONFESSED (adjective)
The adjective UNCONFESSED has 1 sense:
1. not admitted
Familiarity information: UNCONFESSED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
People who have not confessed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the unconfessed cannot be forgiven
Hypernyms ("unconfessed" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
Derivation:
unconfessed (not admitted)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not admitted
Context example:
unconfessed sins
Similar:
unacknowledged (not recognized or admitted)
Derivation:
unconfessed (people who have not confessed)
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