recriminatory

/ri'kriminətiv/ Cách viết khác : (recriminatory) /ri'kriminətəri/

Thân thiện

The lawyer's recriminatory remarks escalated the courtroom debate.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Involving or characterized by recrimination; countering one accusation with another: Describes speech, arguments, or behavior that consist of or involve mutual accusations, where one person responds to a charge by making a counter-charge.

Usage

The adjective "recriminatory" is used to describe a situation, atmosphere, argument, or exchange where parties are blaming each other. It emphasizes a retaliatory and often unproductive cycle of accusation. * It typically modifies nouns like arguments, tone, atmosphere, exchange, politics, debate. * It describes a dynamic where the focus shifts from the original issue to a series of mutual blames.

Examples

• The debate quickly descended into a recriminatory shouting match, with neither side listening to the other.
• After the project failed, the team meeting was filled with recriminatory remarks about who was responsible.
• The divorce proceedings became bitter and recriminatory, harming everyone involved.
• The political climate is increasingly recriminatory, with little room for constructive dialogue.

Advanced Usage

• "Recriminatory spiral/cycle": A situation where one accusation leads to a counter-accusation, which in turn prompts another, creating a worsening cycle of blame.
  • The two nations were caught in a recriminatory spiral, with each new sanction met with a retaliatory measure.

Variants and Related Words

• Recriminate (verb): To accuse someone in return; to make a counter-accusation.
  • Instead of apologizing, he chose to recriminate.
• Recrimination (noun): An accusation in response to one from someone else; the act of recriminating.
  • The investigation was halted by a fog of mutual recrimination.
• Recriminative (adjective): A less common synonym for "recriminatory," with identical meaning.

Synonyms

• Accusatory
• Retaliatory
• Countercharging
• Blaming

Antonyms

• Conciliatory
• Forgiving
• Cooperative
• Constructive

Học thuật

Adjective

1. countering one charge with another
   • recriminatory arguments

Từ đồng nghĩa

• recriminative