recrimination

Definition of recriminationnext
as in accusation
an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.

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Recent Examples of recrimination One squad will be remembered and the rest will go home, and the machinery of ranking and recrimination will resume on schedule. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Finger pointing, recriminations, and embarrassment ensue. Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 24 June 2026 The seat went to the left-wing Greens, prompting bitter recriminations that Burnham alone could have held it for Labour. Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 In the event of a Massie defeat, local disputes—from recriminations over funding for a bridge to Massie’s responsiveness to his constituents—will have played at least some role. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for recrimination
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Noun
  • Just hours after Mark Ruffalo responded to Paramount‘s accusations of antisemitism, the CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement to Deadline on the subject.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Attorney Mike Caspino told The Athletic last month that the accusations against Gold are false.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There have been no arrests made in relation to the death, police told CNN, but the father of one of Fortune’s children was arrested shortly after the discovery of her body on unrelated weapons charges, jail records show.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, learned on Friday that prosecutors intend to try him for a second time on the charges.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Ray is the broken heart of Dope Thief, and the series delivers an incrimination of the systems that failed him through his roller coaster of panic and despair.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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