Definition of recrimination
: a retaliatory accusation; also : the making of such accusations endless recrimination
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Examples of recrimination in a Sentence
The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.
The meeting ended with bitterness and recrimination.
Recent Examples of recrimination from the Web
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The recriminations mounted as Massella’s team asked for records to justify certain charges.
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After the high of anticipation and the calming of indulgence comes an unpleasant and often prolonged period of self-recrimination.
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As has been the pattern for Trump's White House, the controversy has sparked a new round of recriminations among the president's team.
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As has been the pattern for Trump’s White House, the controversy has sparked a new round of recriminations among the president’s team.
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Here the the soft-edged pastels gradually darken into a more sinister palette, as the sexual jealousies and recriminations combust.
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But that meeting dissolved relatively quickly amid recriminations that neither side was unwilling to put its cards on the table and get down to hard bargaining.
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There has been no public ugliness, no name calling, no recriminations.
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The news peg for these recriminations, of course, is the Democrats losing Tuesday’s special election for a House seat in Georgia.
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Origin and Etymology of recrimination
Medieval Latin recrimination-, recriminatio, from recriminare to make a retaliatory charge, from Latin re- + criminari to accuse — more at criminate
RECRIMINATION Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of recrimination for English Language Learners
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: an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you
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