Meaning

2 senses

  1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

    The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.

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

    beschimpfen, zurechtweisen, schelten

    раскритикова́тьraskritikovátʹ, обруга́тьobrugátʹ, отчита́тьotčitátʹ

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

    verdreschen, verprügeln, vermöbeln

    поколоти́тьpokolotítʹ, отлупи́тьotlupítʹ, отдуба́ситьotdubásitʹ

    beat with a cane

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Pensioners also lambasted the measures.

    deAuch die Rentner haben die Maßnahmen heftig kritisiert.

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  2. Members of both parties lambasted the real estate mogul for remarks that they assert were racist.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to scold or verbally reprimand:
to give a thrashing to:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to scold or verbally reprimand:
to give a thrashing to:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

lambastes, lambasting, lambasted, lambasted
Base formlambaste · to lambaste
3rd person singularlambastes
Present participlelambasting
Past simplelambasted
Past participlelambasted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylambaste
he, she, itlambastes

Past simpleLesson

all personslambasted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lambasted
he, she, ithas lambasted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lambaste

Synonyms

131 synonyms
scoldB1slashB2blameA2blastB2chargeB1condemnB2criticizeA2denounceC2deprecateC2dragB1lectureB1rateB2rebukeC2reproachC2
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedlambaster

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lamlamalambB1lambertlameB2
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