recrimination

as in accusation
an angry statement in which you accuse or criticize a person who has accused or criticized you The discussion turned into a heated debate with recriminations flying back and forth.

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Recent Examples of recrimination How Israel-Hamas agreement came to be amid false starts, recriminations and deaths of key players Aid and commercial trucks began crossing the Rafah border after an eight-month closure. Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2025 Trump’s moral compass seems to redirect him to a path of rocky recriminations and grievances. Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 Kevin Keegan’s second stint with Newcastle United in 2008 lasted 22 games and ended in recriminations and his refusal to even attend games at St James’ Park. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 All of the strategies left one constituency of the other dissatisfied, leading to round after round of second-guessing, recriminations, and campus upheaval. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recrimination 

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“Recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recrimination. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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