recrimination
the act of recriminating, or countercharging: Hope gave way to recrimination with both sides claiming the moral high ground.
a countercharge: The poll suggests that the public is frustrated by the bickering and recriminations.
Origin of recrimination
1Other words from recrimination
- self-re·crim·i·na·tion, noun
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How to use recrimination in a sentence
There were scenes and recriminations, things that shouldn't have been said.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon | Robert Sam Anson | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTObama was supposed to liberate us from recriminations over Vietnam.
There are no recriminations over the failure to win back the House.
What’s Behind Nancy Pelosi’s Big Post-Election Announcement | Eleanor Clift | November 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf Romney loses, by contrast, the recriminations will be more profound for the exact same reason.
Why Mitt Romney Loss Would Yield Deeper Recriminations in GOP | Peter Beinart | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMeanwhile, the finger-pointing and recriminations continue over the way the IPO was handled.
Facebook Stock Woes Hurt Market’s View of Other New Tech Companies | Dan Lyons | June 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
And the next day, again Marguerite's recriminations cut short the conversations of the mother and son.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueEmbrace me more tenderly than ever; you have need of it, and so have I; but no recriminations of your father.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueA series of diets between 1495 and 1499 produced only mutual recriminations, and then Maximilian met with a serious rebuff.
We hear of provocations and insults on the one hand, of recriminations and resentments on the other.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I | Francis Augustus CoxBut enough of historical recriminations over this almost forgotten man.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
British Dictionary definitions for recrimination
/ (rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of recriminating
law a charge made by an accused against his accuser; countercharge
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