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

In the end, it isn’t her own shame at her inaction that fuels this low-key thriller, but her ability to elicit the unbosoming of others.

From Washington Post

We would be socially generous enough, particularly with strangers, that we wouldn’t require a catalyst for unbosoming our uniqueness.

From New York Times

Methinks it should not be wrong to unbosom my cares to thee, who, albeit young, hast a thoughtful spirit, and, as I have often observed, an aptness to give good counsel.

From Project Gutenberg

Here love is unbosomed as it could not be by language.

From Project Gutenberg

That which makes it so difficult for a man of strong vicious passions to unbosom himself to a naturally virtuous man, is not so much the virtue as the ignorance of the latter.

From Project Gutenberg