deep, dark secret

A piece of information that is extremely private and confidential, usually implied to be embarrassing, incriminating, or shameful. I've carried my fear of clowns as a deep, dark secret for many years now. Many saw her as a perfect candidate, but no one could have known she had a deep, dark secret from her past.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
GyÖRgyike	DYUUR-dyee-ke	Hungarian
Emilia	e-MEEL-yah (Italian, Spanish, Polish), E-mee-lee-ah (Finnish), e-MEE-lee-ah (Swedish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Askwith	['æskwiθ]
KornÉLia	KOR-nay-lee-aw	Hungarian
Yaling	-	Chinese
Joandra	jo-AN-drə	English (Rare)