recrimination
noun
the act of recriminating, or countercharging.
self-recrimination
-
a word derived from
recrimination.
Example Sentences
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What actress will nobly step in as Nora and save the production, while reducing Marcin to a puddle of self-recrimination and doubt?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Her sleep quality and quantity went up, and her stress levels and self-recrimination went way down.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2024
A few years later, Roland marries another woman, but she soon abandons him and their baby son, plunging Roland into a “lost decade” of self-recrimination.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
Philpott engages in brief — and useless — self-recrimination, wondering if she should have seen signs of her son’s condition years earlier.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
Tyler talked for a long time, moving through the events quickly but lingering in a wasteland of rationalization and self-recrimination.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
