lambast
Meaning of lambast
verb
- criticize (someone or something) harshly.
they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘beat, thrash’): from lam1 + baste3. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
Information about lambast
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of lambast is: lambasts.
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Hyphenation of lambast
lam-bast
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- lambast is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
lambast synonyms
Meaning cane:
Meaning call on the carpet:
rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, scold, chide, berate, remonstrate, lambaste
Meaning indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way:
Meaning reprimand (someone) severely:
Meaning rebuke or reprimand severely:
Meaning express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement:
Meaning express complete disapproval of; censure:
Meaning lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner:
Meaning criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly:
Meaning criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner:
Meaning find fault with (someone); scold:
Meaning reprimand (someone):
Meaning warn or reprimand someone firmly:
Meaning reprimand severely:
Meaning reprimand:
Meaning criticize (someone) severely:
Meaning rebuke severely; scold:
Words that rhyme with lambast
Bast, bast, bombast, unbombast, bandobast
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