peccavi

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UK/pɛˈkɑːviː/UK/pəˈkɑːvi/

interjection

An expression of guilt or culpability.

Similar
mea culpamy bad
OriginLatin peccāvī →
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Meanings

interjection
  1. An expression of guilt or culpability.

    Synonyms: mea culpa, my bad

nounpeccavi (plural peccavis)

plural peccavis

  1. An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.

    He heard the little man's rapid exhausted breathing as he began with the opening flourish of his peccavi, ‘Father, I have sinned.’

    1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 772

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionAn expression of guilt or culpability.

Similar
mea culpamy bad
Also see
mea culpa

Origin

  1. Latinpeccāvī
  2. Latinpeccāvī
  3. Englishpeccavi

Borrowed from Latin peccāvī (“I have sinned”).

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Cite this entry
APA

peccavi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccavi

MLA

“peccavi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccavi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peccavi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peccavi.

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