Fess

/fɛs/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to confess or admit to something, often reluctantly.

He finally decided to fess up about breaking the vase.

to acknowledge a fault or error.

After much pressure, she chose to fess her mistakes during the meeting.

Middle English, variant of 'fesse', from Old French 'fesser' which means to confess.

fess up

To confess or admit to something.

confession

The act of confessing or admitting to a crime or wrong.

admission

The act of admitting something.

To come clean about something.

It's time to fess and tell the truth.

To acknowledge something that you've done wrong.

After much thought, he finally fessed.