Meaning & use
recrimination
An accusation made in response to one from someone else, especially during a bitter argument.
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After the failed project, the meeting descended into recrimination as each department blamed the others.
Their divorce was marked by years of bitter recrimination rather than any real resolution.
A note on using this word
Recrimination is usually used in the plural and implies a cycle of mutual blame rather than a single accusation.
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