recrimination
noun/rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
/rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable]- an angry statement that somebody makes accusing somebody else of something, especially in response to a similar statement from them
- bitter recriminations
- We spent the rest of the evening in mutual recrimination.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French récrimination or medieval Latin recriminatio(n-), from recriminare ‘accuse mutually’, from re- (expressing opposition) + criminare ‘accuse’ (from crimen ‘crime’).Want to learn more?
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