Definition of mea culpa in English:
mea culpa
exclamation ˌmiːə ˈkʌlpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə
Used as an acknowledgement of one's fault or error.
‘Well, whose fault was that?’ ‘Mea culpa!’ Frank said
Example sentencesExamples
- But now the FDA sees such incidents as symptoms of bigger problems in how a drugmaker operates - much more serious issues that are not smoothed out with mea culpas and the payment of a small fine.
- As if to give the filmmaker a chance for a few mea culpas, or to misdirect blame away from themselves, the distributing company, they give director Joe Brown a full-length audio commentary.
- Despite Hill's mea culpas for leaving African Americans out of his earlier editions, the words ‘There you go again’ seem warranted.
- As the Internet Revolution has given way to the Internet Inquisition, most of the attitude coming from Net-centric executives has been confessional - mea culpas for the irrational exuberance and media hype.
- Between all the mea culpas, the Senator doesn't give readers enough of his quick, unconventional wit.
Definition of mea culpa in US English:
mea culpa
exclamationˌmāə ˈko͝olpəˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə
An acknowledgment of one's fault or error.
as exclamation “Well, whose fault was that?” “Mea culpa!” Frank said
Example sentencesExamples
- As if to give the filmmaker a chance for a few mea culpas, or to misdirect blame away from themselves, the distributing company, they give director Joe Brown a full-length audio commentary.
- As the Internet Revolution has given way to the Internet Inquisition, most of the attitude coming from Net-centric executives has been confessional - mea culpas for the irrational exuberance and media hype.
- Despite Hill's mea culpas for leaving African Americans out of his earlier editions, the words ‘There you go again’ seem warranted.
- But now the FDA sees such incidents as symptoms of bigger problems in how a drugmaker operates - much more serious issues that are not smoothed out with mea culpas and the payment of a small fine.
- Between all the mea culpas, the Senator doesn't give readers enough of his quick, unconventional wit.