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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

    The meaning of LAMBASTE is to assault violently : beat, whip. How to use lambaste in a sentence. Did you know?

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

    Definition of 'lambast' Word Frequency. lambast. (læmbæst ) 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.dictionary.com › browse › lambastLAMBAST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  8. 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"

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lambasteLambaste - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To lambaste is to reprimand or berate someone severely. People lambaste those who have angered or disappointed them. Have you ever watched a basketball game and noticed a coach yelling like a maniac at a referee? That coach is lambasting the referee.

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

    If you lambaste someone, you criticize them severely, usually in public. [ formal ] And you can be sure that when the referee cheats our boys, I'll be ready to lambaste him.

  11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › lambastLambaste Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    : to want to have or achieve something (such as a particular career or level of success) Learn More » LAMBASTE meaning: to criticize (someone or something) very harshly.