recrimination.

An accusation directed back at someone who has already made an accusation.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• mutual recriminations
• bitter recrimination

On the page

The review ended in mutual recriminations.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular recrimination; plural recriminations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.