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recriminar

to reproach

verb reh-kree-mee-NAHR Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to recriminate

Usage Note

Recriminar means to rebuke or blame someone sharply, often repeatedly. It is stronger than criticar and implies a back-and-forth of accusations, as in se recriminaban mutuamente ('they blamed each other'). In legal Spanish it can carry the specific sense of bringing a counter-charge against an accuser.

Examples

"No sirve de nada recriminar errores del pasado."

Natural Translation

There is no point in reproaching past mistakes.

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