What does lambaste mean?

Definitions for lambaste
læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæstlam·baste

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cane, flog, lambaste, lambastverb

    beat with a cane

  2. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambastverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. lambasteverb

    To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

  2. lambasteverb

    To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

  3. Etymology: First attested in 1637. Probably

ChatGPT

  1. lambaste

    To lambaste is to criticize or scold someone harshly; or to verbally attack or berate them. It can also refer to giving a severe physical beating.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lambasteverb

    to beat severely

Editors Contribution

  1. lambaste

    reprimand severely

    The opposition party lambasted the ruling government for signing a defence deal without sharing full details.


    Submitted by anonymous on April 17, 2019  

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Anagrams for lambaste »

  1. labmates

  2. blastema

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lambaste in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lambaste in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lambaste in a Sentence

  1. Michael Tien:

    He will send a positive signal to any pan-democrat who is willing to have a dialogue with China, this must be one of his key missions: To make sure the signal is strong enough that the electorate won't lambaste the moderate pan-democrats and give all their votes to the extremists.

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Translations for lambaste

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  • zurechtweisen, verprügeln, verdreschen, beschimpfenGerman
  • لامباسPersian
  • ojentaa, pieksää, läksyttää, haukkua, kurittaaFinnish
  • blamer, rouer de coups, reprimander, gronder, tabbasser, battre quelqu'unFrench
  • 酔いどれJapanese
  • uitschelden, afkraken, iemand een pandoering geven, iemand aframmelen, berispenDutch
  • [[задать]] [[трёпка, вздрючить, отчитать, отлупить, обругать, отдубасить, поколотить, раскритиковатьRussian
  • klå upp, skälla utSwedish

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