1. to make accusations in return; to counter-accuse someone who has accused you
Usage: formal

Examples

• Instead of apologizing, he chose to recriminate against his critics.
• The two politicians spent the debate recriminating rather than discussing policy.
• She refused to recriminate when her colleague blamed her for the project’s failure.
• The divorce proceedings became bitter as both parties began to recriminate.
• Rather than recriminate, the manager focused on finding solutions to the problem.
• The siblings continued to recriminate long after their argument had started.