recrimination

See also: récrimination

English

Etymology

From French récrimination.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/

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Noun

recrimination (countable and uncountable, plural recriminations)

1. The act of recriminating.
2. A counter or mutual accusation.
   • 1983 December 31, Robert P. Wasson Jr., “"Whither BL/GPA?"—A Response”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 5:

     Will's figures, if correct, serve to underscore the extent of apolitical and anti-political sentiment in our community. Rather than indulge in recriminations over who "lost" the gay vote, it might be better to ask how we can redouble our efforts or re-direct our efforts to get gays and lesbians not only registered but voting as well.

Derived terms

• self-recrimination

Translations

act of recriminating

Finnish: vastasyytös German: Erheben einer Gegenbeschuldigung n Greek: αντέγκληση (el) f (antégklisi) Hungarian: viszonvád (hu), (archaic) viszontvád (hu) Icelandic: gagnásökun f, gagnsök f Macedonian: противобвинување n (protivobvinuvanje) Manx: cassid m, aachassid m

counter- or mutual accusation

Finnish: vastasyytös (counter), syyttely (fi) (mutual) German: Gegenbeschuldigung f, gegenseitige Beschuldigung f Greek: αντέγκληση (el) f (antégklisi), αντικατηγορία (el) f (antikatigoría) (counter), αλληλοκατηγορία (el) f (allilokatigoría) (mutual) Hungarian: kölcsönös vádaskodás Macedonian: противобвинување n (protivobvinuvanje) Malayalam: പ്രത്യാരോപണം (pratyārōpaṇaṁ) Russian: встречное обвинение n (vstrečnoje obvinenije)

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