/ rɪˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun
[ C , usually pl. , U ] an angry statement that sb makes accusing sb else of sth, especially in response to a similar statement from them :
bitter recriminations
We spent the rest of the evening in mutual recrimination.
► re·crim·in·atory / rɪˈkrɪmɪnətri; NAmE -tɔːri/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French récrimination or medieval Latin recriminatio(n-) , from recriminare accuse mutually, from re- (expressing opposition) + criminare accuse (from crimen crime).