lambaste

Meaning

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

Synonyms

lambast

scold

chide

trounce

jaw

flog

berate

dress down

chew up

bawl out

call down

whip

cane

lecture

call on the carpet

have words

take to task

lick

rag

beat

rebuke

censure

remonstrate

reprimand

reproof

chew out

shrink

spank

thrash

whop

wig

yawp

cease burning

attack

👊

chide smb.

baste

bawl

burn out

castigate

chasten

churn

contest

correct

criticise

decrease

denounce

diminish

drub

fall

ferule

Translations

verprügeln

μαλώνω

verdreschen

gronder

ausgehen

beschimpfen

reprendre

fertigmachen

abschwächen

fertig machen

geißeln

herabsetzen

mindern

nachlassen

fallen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/læmˈbeɪst/

Etymology

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