Unbosom
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To tell someone about (one's troubles), and thus obtain relief. ambitransitive, archaic
"Their several counsels they unbosom shall To loves mistook, and so be mock'd withal Upon the next occasion that we meet, With visages displayed, to talk and greet."
- 2 relieve oneself of troubling information wordnet
- 3 To free (oneself) of the burden of one's troubles by telling of them. archaic, reflexive
"Sometimes there is a breach-of-promise case by and by; and when he sees his letter in print it makes him cruelly uncomfortable and he perceives that he never would have unbosomed himself to that large and honest degree if he had known that he was writing for the public."
- 4 To confess a misdeed. archaic
Example
More examples"Their several counsels they unbosom shall To loves mistook, and so be mock'd withal Upon the next occasion that we meet, With visages displayed, to talk and greet."
Etymology
From un- + bosom (“the seat of emotions”).
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