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
For the Democrats, the recriminations and regrets may already be beginning—in many directions, but especially against Joe Biden, whose decision to stay in the race until he was forced out may have made this election effectively unwinnable for his party.
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
For others in similar circumstances, the attempt at maintaining connection had ended in recrimination, as in the case of Donna Fasano, who in 1998, because of a clinic’s mistake, carried another couple’s embryo to term along with her own.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
People will demand recriminations, a full accounting for why England failed to win again.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Donald Trump is near the start of a new presidency − or the beginning of a post-campaign career that could be filled with prosecutions, lawsuits, legal expenses, and political recriminations.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
For others in similar circumstances, the attempt at maintaining connection had ended in recrimination, as in the case of Donna Fasano, who in 1998, because of a clinic’s mistake, carried another couple’s embryo to term along with her own.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
People will demand recriminations, a full accounting for why England failed to win again.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
Donald Trump is near the start of a new presidency − or the beginning of a post-campaign career that could be filled with prosecutions, lawsuits, legal expenses, and political recriminations.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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