verb
- made accusations in return against someone who has accused you
Usage: past tense of recriminate
Examples
- When accused of lying, she recriminated by calling him dishonest.
- The two politicians recriminated against each other during the debate.
- He recriminated bitterly after being blamed for the project’s failure.
- Instead of apologizing, they recriminated and made the situation worse.
- The couple recriminated endlessly about who was responsible for their problems.
- She recriminated against her former business partner in court.