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self-confessed

[self-kuhn-fest, self-] / ˈsɛlf kənˈfɛst, ˌsɛlf- /
ADJECTIVE
declared
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Or you can get riled up with impatience, jealousy and/or dismay with a self-confessed couple who has everything, including $6 million set aside for retirement, and still want advice.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The self-confessed spy agreed to plead guilty and tell the FBI everything he knew, in an effort to secure leniency for his wife, Rosario, who faced related charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

His carefully rehearsed lines and bookish glasses earned the self-confessed geek the unwelcome nickname of "Robot Jetten" in his early career.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

As a self-confessed Traitors superfan, you might have expected Line of Duty actor Mark Bonnar to jump at the chance to appear in the celebrity version.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

“Please her? Has Illyrio taken leave of his senses? Why does he imagine that Her Grace would welcome the service of a self-confessed kingslayer and betrayer?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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