What’s the meaning of the word recrimination?
Definition of recrimination
: a retaliatory accusation also : the making of such accusations endless recrimination.
What is an example of recrimination?
Recrimination is the mutual exchange of accusations. When someone accuses you of being selfish and you accuse them of being greedy, this is an example of recrimination.
Is self-recrimination a word?
Self-recrimination meaning
The act or an instance of blaming or censuring oneself. Self-recrimination is the act of blaming yourself.
What does Declivities mean in English?
Definition of declivity
1 : downward inclination. 2 : a descending slope.
What is recrimination family law?
Recrimination is a defense to a divorce complainant’s charge of fault grounds for divorce against the defendant spouse. The defendant raises a defense that the plaintiff committed the same acts that the defendant is accused of committing. Due to modern no-fault divorces, this defense has been abolished in many states.
What does ebullience mean in the dictionary?
adjective. overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant. boiling.
What does Declivities mean in Lord of the Flies?
a downward slope or bend; or something with such a slope. But Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain to the flatter part of the island.
Is unintelligibly a word?
un·in·tel·li·gi·ble
adj. Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; incomprehensible: unintelligible remarks; an unintelligible prose passage. un′in·tel′li·gi·bil′i·ty n.
What does Pallidly mean?
1 : deficient in color : wan a pallid countenance. 2 : lacking sparkle or liveliness : dull a pallid entertainment The movie is a pallid version of the classic novel.
What does Mutinously mean in Lord of the Flies?
mutinous. characterized by a rebellion against authority. ” Mutinously, the boys fell silent or muttering.”
What does compulsion mean in Lord of the Flies?
used in Lord of the Flies. only 1 use. a strong (possibly uncontrollable) urge to do something; or a force or a requirement that forces an action. He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and eliminate that was swallowing him up.
What does gesticulated mean in Lord of the Flies?
to make gestures (hand or body movements) while speaking or to express something. “Well, the littluns are—” He gesticulated, sought for a word.