SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
recrimination
noun
An accusation made in response to another accusation.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Answering accusation
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Usage distinction
Return to topRecrimination involves blame directed back at an accuser or exchanged between parties. An accusation alone need not be reciprocal.
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The planning meeting dissolved into recriminations about last year's mistakes.
A counteraccusation followed the first complaint in the garden drama when Nora accused Ben of moving her tools and Ben accused Nora of hiding his seedlings. Ben's recrimination redirected attention toward an alleged offense by Nora instead of answering whether he had moved the tools.
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