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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. 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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlambast 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.

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

    Definitions of lambast. 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.

  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.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"

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

    Define lambaste. lambaste synonyms, lambaste pronunciation, lambaste translation, English dictionary definition of lambaste. 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...

  11. 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.