Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for mea culpa

mea culpa

interjection as in guilt acknowledgment

Strongest matches

noun as in acknowledgment of responsibility

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

A senior Tory told me after the election defeat the party had to "go everywhere and do a mea culpa, to listen and take a kicking".

Read more on BBC

I don’t want to wait until Jake Tapper writes a post-mortem book about Trump and then goes on another mea culpa tour to publicize it.

Read more on Salon

In a mea culpa statement to the court, Hancock explained that the errors might have crept into his declaration when he cut-and-pasted a note to himself.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

But his mea culpa did little to appease the public.

Read more on BBC

The murderous mea culpa was shared in a trailer for the upcoming Peacock docuseries "Making Manson."

Read more on Salon

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement