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    lambast
    /lamˈbast/

    verb

    • 1. criticize (someone or something) harshly: "they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLAMBASTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to criticize someone or something severely: His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics. Synonym. berate formal. Compare. rebuke verb formal. chide formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chastising & rebuking. admonishingly. admonitory. barracking. bawl. carpet. earbashing. keelhaul. lecture. pull someone up. punchbag.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAMBAST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense lambasts , present participle lambasting , past tense, past participle lambasted regional note: in AM, usually use lambaste (læmbeɪst ) verb. If you lambast someone, you criticize them severely, usually in public. [formal]

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlambast verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of lambast verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lambastLambaste Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to assault violently : beat, whip. 2. : to attack verbally : censure. critics lambasted his performance. Did you know?

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLAMBASTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to criticize someone or something severely: His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics. Synonym. berate formal. Compare. rebuke verb formal. chide formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Chastising & rebuking. admonishingly. admonitory. barracking. bawl. carpet. earbashing. keelhaul. lecture. pull someone up. punchbag.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionlambaste verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    to attack or criticize someone or something very severely, especially in public synonym lay into somebody/something. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. See lambaste in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: lambaste.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lambastLambast - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    verb. censure severely or angrily. synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scathe, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate. see more.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › lambastLAMBAST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lambast definition: to beat or whip severely. See examples of LAMBAST used in a sentence.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLAMBAST - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "LAMBAST": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › lambasteLambaste - definition of lambaste by The Free Dictionary

    lam·baste. (lăm-bāst′, -băst′) tr.v. lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing, lam·bastes. 1. To give a thrashing to; beat. 2. To scold sharply; berate: lambasted the workers for the shoddy construction. [Perhaps lam + baste .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.