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lambaste
UK /læmˈbeɪst/ US /læmˈbeɪst/
verb 2
Definitions
verb
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.
2
To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
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