<![CDATA[Mea culpa]]>Latin for my fault. Mea being my. Culpa being fault or cause, also the root word for culpability.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/43498/mea-culpaRSS for NodeSat, 04 Jul 2026 04:01:06 GMTMon, 17 Apr 2017 07:51:33 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Mea culpa on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:24:07 GMT]]>used to admit that something was your fault

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/270064https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/270064Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:24:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mea culpa on Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:34:04 GMT]]>my bad, or my bag. when you have made a mistake and are apologizing.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93214https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93214Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mea culpa on Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:34:04 GMT]]>A latin phrase meaning my fault used mainly by politicians where the action or behavior for which fault is admitted is indefensible and/or inexcusable; the phrase is employed in order to admit fault less bluntly and in a way that is not readily comprehended as such by the general population.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93213https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93213Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mea culpa on Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:52:54 GMT]]>through/by my fault

an admission of guilt and culpability.

latin--both words are in the ablative; syntactically here the ablative of means

Its not really my bad as much as it is, this happened because of my problem. it isnt nearly as casual, and significantly more causal.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93212https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/93212Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:52:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mea culpa on Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:52:53 GMT]]>Literally my fault in Latin.

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