Avowal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætwɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐvˈaʊəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐvˈaʊəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈætwɔːɹt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

avouchment affirmation

Word Forms

avow	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
affirm	verb	to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bekenntnis

eine Aussage, die die Existenz oder die Wahrheit von etwas behauptet

🇫🇷French

aveu

une déclaration affirmant l'existence ou la vérité de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

confesión

una declaración que afirma la existencia o la verdad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

confessione

un'affermazione che asserisce l'esistenza o la verità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bekentenis

een verklaring die het bestaan of de waarheid van iets beweert

🇵🇹Portuguese

confissão

uma declaração que afirma a existência ou a verdade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

признание

заявление, утверждающее существование или истинность чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घोषणा-पत्र

किसी चीज़ के अस्तित्व या सत्यता पर ज़ोर देने वाला कथन

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதிமொழி

ஏதோ ஒன்றின் இருப்பு அல்லது உண்மையை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

అవోవల్

ఏదో యొక్క ఉనికి లేదా సత్యాన్ని నొక్కి చెప్పే ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वीकृती

एखाद्या गोष्टीचे अस्तित्व किंवा सत्य सांगणारे विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકૃતિ

કોઈ વસ્તુના અસ્તિત્વ અથવા સત્યની પુષ્ટિ કરતું નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮಾಣೀಕರಣ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവബോധം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും അസ്തിത്വമോ സത്യമോ ഉറപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਜਾਂ ਸੱਚਾਈ ਦਾ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬਿਆਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认罪

断言某事物的存在或真实性的声明

🇯🇵Japanese

公言する

何かの存在または真実を主張する声明

🇰🇷Korean

공언

어떤 것의 존재나 진실을 주장하는 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thú nhận

một tuyên bố khẳng định sự tồn tại hoặc sự thật của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การประกาศ

ข้อความที่ยืนยันการมีอยู่หรือความจริงของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengakuan

pernyataan yang menegaskan keberadaan atau kebenaran sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkilala

isang pahayag na nagsasaad ng pagkakaroon o katotohanan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pengakuan

pernyataan yang menegaskan kewujudan atau kebenaran sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتراف

بيان يؤكد وجود أو حقيقة شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

اقرار

بیانی که وجود یا حقیقت چیزی را تأیید می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

itiraf

bir şeyin varlığını veya doğruluğunu iddia eden bir ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

הכרזה

הצהרה המצהירה על קיומו או אמיתותו של משהו

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