English Explanatory Dictionary

lambaste

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  2. To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

Pronunciation

/læmˈbeɪst/ /læmˈbæst/ en-us-lambaste.ogg

Word forms

lambaste lambastes lambasting lambasted lambast lamblast

Etymology

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

Synonyms

berate scold tell off admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berisp castigate censure charge chastise chew out chide condemn criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reprimand reproach reprove rip into rubbish savage skewer slam slate tear into

Derived words

lambaster
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