recriminate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- recrimination noun
- recriminative adjective
- recriminator noun
- recriminatory adjective
- unrecriminative adjective
Etymology
Origin of recriminate
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin recrīminātus “accused,” past participle of recrīminārī “to accuse in turn,” from re- re- + crīmin- (stem of crīmen “accusation, blame, charge”; crime ) + -ārī, infinitive verb suffix
Example Sentences
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Obama said Trump’s amplification of conspiracy theories, angry and recriminating tweets and corruption was “not normal behavior.”
From Washington Post
He was expected to further recriminate Maduro and his corrupt socialist government and attempt to expand a coalition dedicated to his ouster.
From Los Angeles Times
She later said she wanted to share her experience as an example of "getting knocked down and getting back up" not to "accuse or recriminate".
From BBC
For a little while I had recriminating thoughts about the failure of humans to see beyond ourselves into the vast universe: we have so little ambition!
From Scientific American
And Anne and Ron are allowed to go on too long and too explicitly, as they rationalize and recriminate in considering what went wrong in the past.
From New York Times
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