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Antonyms for recrimination


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-krim-uh-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌkrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən



Definition of recrimination

Origin :
  • 1610s, from French récrimination, from Medieval Latin recriminationem (nominative recriminatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recriminari (see recriminate).
  • As in blame : noun condemnation
  • As in accusation : noun charge of wrongdoing, fault
  • As in incrimination : noun accusation
  • As in reprehension : noun blame
  • As in reprobation : noun blame
Example sentences :
  • There is one case I must observe to you in which recrimination has peculiar poignancy.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I beg to say, kind hearers, that this is not spoken in a spirit of recrimination.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • She complained no more, she wept no more, she indulged no more in recrimination.
  • Extract from : « Germinie Lacerteux » by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
  • But they did, in a whisper, for something in the way of recrimination began.
  • Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn
  • But recrimination is useless, and can lead to no good result.
  • Extract from : « Great Porter Square, v. 3 » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
  • It was he who provided the university with food for mirth, envy, satire, recrimination.
  • Extract from : « Rowlandson's Oxford » by A. Hamilton Gibbs
  • Let there be doubt and recrimination so that preparations are hindered here.
  • Extract from : « Anthony Trent, Master Criminal » by Wyndham Martyn
  • The interview was long and violent, it is said, and full of recrimination.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Susan Hale
  • That he had done so surreptitiously robbed him of the privilege of recrimination.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Silver Car » by Wyndham Martyn
  • If he were to do this, he must have recourse to recrimination, which he did not wish.
  • Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton

Synonyms for recrimination

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