lambaste

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /læmˈbæst/, /læmˈbeɪst/
• (America) IPA: /læmˈbeɪst/, /læmˈbæst/

Verb

lambaste (lambastes, present participle lambasting; past and past participle lambasted)

1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

   Synonyms: berate, scold, tell off, Thesaurus:criticize

   The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.

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

2. (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

   Synonyms: beat, hit, thrash, Thesaurus:hit

Translations

• French: blamer, reprimander, gronder
• German: beschimpfen, zurechtweisen
• Russian: раскритикова́ть
• Spanish: reprender; vituperar

Translations

• French: tabbasser, rouer de coups, battre quelqu'un
• German: verdreschen, verprügeln
• Russian: поколоти́ть

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