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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.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?

  4. 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]

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › lambastelambaste - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. Synonyms: berate, scold, tell off; see also Thesaurus: criticize. The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily. Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics. (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

  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.thefreedictionary.com › lambastLambast - definition of lambast by The Free Dictionary

    lambast - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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

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

  9. 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.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLAMBASTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to beat or whip severely. 2. to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate. Also: lambast. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1630–40; appar. lam1 + baste3]

  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.