lambaste

• lambast (British)

First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) +‎ baste (“beat”)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /læmˈbæst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /læmˈbæst/, /læmˈbeɪst/

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• Rhymes: -æst

lambaste (third-person singular simple present lambastes, present participle lambasting, simple past and past participle lambasted)

1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

   Synonyms: berate, scold, tell off; see also Thesaurus:criticize

   The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.

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

   • 2013 January 19, Paul Harris, “Lance Armstrong faces multi-million dollar legal challenges after confession”, in The Guardian‎:

     Indeed, part of the problem was that Armstrong was rowing back on so much previous behaviour and years of aggressive lambasting of reporters, officials and team-mates who had claimed he was doping. "I don't forgive Lance Armstrong, who lied to me in two interviews. And I suspect most of America won't, either," Kurtz wrote.

2. (dated) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

   Synonyms: beat, hit, thrash; see also Thesaurus:hit

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