confessed

kun-FESST

meaning in plain English

To say openly that you did something wrong, especially when you feel bad about it.

Picture a kid finally admitting he broke the vase – he confessed, and the secret is out.

for example

I finally confessed that I ruined the wall with graffiti.

Remember that time you accidentally broke your mom’s favorite vase and, with a shaky voice, you confessed to it over dinner? That moment of owning up—even when your stomach twisted with guilt—is what it means to confess.