lambaste

/læm'beist/
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lambaste

The mother lambasted her child for running into the street.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To criticize someone or something harshly and severely: To verbally reprimand or berate someone with great force and anger.
    • To beat or thrash physically: To attack and hit someone repeatedly and violently. (This meaning is less common in modern usage.)
Usage and Examples
  • Verb (To criticize):
    • The manager lambasted the team for their poor performance.
    • The film critic lambasted the director's latest movie in her review.
  • Verb (To beat):
    • In the old story, the hero lambasted the villain with his own sword. (This usage is now rare and often found in historical or literary contexts.)
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • Formality: "Lambaste" is a strong, somewhat formal word. It implies a thorough, forceful, and often public criticism.
  • Connotation: The word carries a strong negative connotation of anger and severity. It is more intense than words like "criticize" or "scold."
  • Common Constructions:
    • lambaste someone for something: The senator was lambasted by the press for his controversial remarks.
    • lambaste something as...: The proposal was lambasted as unworkable and naive.
Variants and Related Words
  • Lambast: This is an accepted alternative spelling of "lambaste." The meaning is identical.
  • Lambasting (n): The act of severely criticizing.
Synonyms
  • Berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
  • Castigate: To reprimand severely.
  • Excoriate: To criticize very harshly.
  • Scold: To angrily find fault with someone (less intense than "lambaste").
  • Upbraid: To find fault with or reproach severely.
Antonyms
  • Praise: To express warm approval or admiration.
  • Commend: To praise formally or officially.
  • Applaud: To show approval or praise by clapping or expressing approval.
Idioms and Fixed Phrases
  • To be on the receiving end of a lambasting: To be the person who is being severely criticized.
    • After the failed product launch, the CEO was on the receiving end of a lambasting from the board of directors.
lambaste

The mother lambasted her child for running into the street.

Verb
  1. 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
  2. beat with a cane

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