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mea culpa

/ˌmeɪə ˈkʊlpə/exclamation

उच्चारण मेअ कुल्प

मेरी ग़लती है, मेरा दोष

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exclamation
  1. 1

    humorous

    used when you are admitting that something is your fault

    मेरी ग़लती है, मेरा दोष

    • Mea culpa, I forgot to send the email.
noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a statement in which you admit that something is your fault

    अपनी ग़लती की स्वीकारोक्ति, दोष-स्वीकार

    • The minister issued a public mea culpa over the delay.
    • The newspaper's editorial was a mea culpa for its earlier reporting.

    Synonyms apology admission confession

≈Synonyms and antonyms
⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin, meaning 'by my fault'.

यह Latin से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'मेरे दोष से'।