The Germans were to blame
Evaluate the benefits of a no blame culture
The king was more to blame.
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Culp
To sickening degree in Latin
Fault/blame
It is from the Latin and literally means "Blame (culpa) is mine (mea)"
The prefix "culp-" means fault or blame. It is derived from the Latin word "culpa" meaning fault or guilt.
Culpant is the third person plural present indicative of the verb culpo, which means "blame".Ergo, culpant means "they blame".
The Latin root culp- means 'fault'. One derivative is the noun 'culpa', which means 'blame, fault'. Another derivative is the infinitive 'culpare', which means 'to accuse, blame, disapprove, find fault with'. Yet another derivative is the infinitive 'culpitare', which means 'to blame severely'.
The Latin root culp- finds its English equivalent in 'guilt'. A Latin derivative is the feminine gender noun 'culpa', which means 'blame, fault'. An English derivative is the noun 'culpability', which likewise means 'blame, fault'.The Latin root re- literally means 'thing'. An early Latin derivative is 'res', which is a feminine gender noun that means 'thing'. Another Latin derivative is the masculine gender noun 'reus', whose original meaning was 'party in a lawsuit'. Over time, that meaning changed to 'defendant, accused' and then 'guilty person'.
blame or faultWords like 'culpable,' 'exculpatory,' and 'inculpable' all have something to do with blame.
Blame the Romans - it's a stylistic artifact of Latin.
blame it on the goose
Well, darling, the antonym of 'mea culpa' would be 'not my fault.' It's as simple as that. So, if you're looking to shift the blame elsewhere, just toss around a 'not my fault' instead of a 'mea culpa.' Easy peasy lemon squeezy.