Lambaste
verb
To criticize or reprimand severely.
The teacher lambasted the student for not doing the homework
Often appears as...
- lambaste someone for something
- lambaste in public
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To beat or hit hard.
The boxer lambasted his opponent
Often appears as...
- lambaste with fists
- lambaste into submission
Usage tips
Formal, Aggressive
Colloquial
verb
To criticize or reprimand severely.
The teacher lambasted the student for not doing the homework
Often appears as...
- lambaste someone for something
- lambaste in public
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To beat or hit hard.
The boxer lambasted his opponent
Often appears as...
- lambaste with fists
- lambaste into submission
Usage tips
Formal, Aggressive
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'lambaste' to express strong dissatisfaction or disapproval, often in professional or formal contexts.
The movie critic lambasted the new film for its weak plot.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Lambaste' implies more intensity than simply criticizing; it suggests a forceful and severe form of critique.
Journalists lambasted the politician for breaking campaign promises.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Context
When someone is 'lambasted in public', it means the criticism is done openly, often before an audience, and can be embarrassing.
The director was publicly lambasted at the press conference.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'lambaste' to express strong dissatisfaction or disapproval, often in professional or formal contexts.
The movie critic lambasted the new film for its weak plot.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Lambaste' implies more intensity than simply criticizing; it suggests a forceful and severe form of critique.
Journalists lambasted the politician for breaking campaign promises.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Context
When someone is 'lambasted in public', it means the criticism is done openly, often before an audience, and can be embarrassing.
The director was publicly lambasted at the press conference.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'lambaste' to express strong dissatisfaction or disapproval, often in professional or formal contexts.
The movie critic lambasted the new film for its weak plot.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Matters
'Lambaste' implies more intensity than simply criticizing; it suggests a forceful and severe form of critique.
Journalists lambasted the politician for breaking campaign promises.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Context
When someone is 'lambasted in public', it means the criticism is done openly, often before an audience, and can be embarrassing.
The director was publicly lambasted at the press conference.
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Quote examples
Frank Wolf
American Politician
You can't just pillory the teachers unions and sound the free market trumpet. We must visit the failing schools. We must talk to the mother who desperately wants more for her child and offer a constructive way out. We can't simply lambaste... food stamps or decry dependency.
Quote examples
Nicholas Stoller
English Director
There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better.
Quote examples
Frank Wolf
American Politician
You can't just pillory the teachers unions and sound the free market trumpet. We must visit the failing schools. We must talk to the mother who desperately wants more for her child and offer a constructive way out. We can't simply lambaste... food stamps or decry dependency.
Quote examples
Nicholas Stoller
English Director
There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better.
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