lambasted

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past of lambaste
lambaste
To give a thrashing to; to beat severely
lambaste
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly

Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.

lambast
beat with a cane
lambast
alternative spelling of lambaste
lambast
lam·bast lambasts lambasting lambasted in AM, usually use lambaste If you lambast someone, you criticize them severely, usually in public. Grey took every opportunity to lambast Thompson and his organization. to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public = slate (Probably from lam ( LAM) + baste)
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"
lambast
{f} beat unmercifully; rebuke strongly, reprimand (also lambaste)
lambaste
To scold or verbally reprimand
lambaste
{f} beat unmercifully; rebuke strongly, reprimand (also lambast)
lambaste
beat with a cane
lambaste
To beat severely
lambaste
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"
lambasted

    Hyphenation

    lam·bast·ed

    Turkish pronunciation

    lämbeystîd

    Pronunciation

    /ˌlamˈbāstəd/ /ˌlæmˈbeɪstɪd/

    Etymology

    (transitive verb.) 1637. probably from 1lam + baste.
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