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Word: Lambast
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘beat, thrash’): from lam+ baste. The current sense dates from the late 19th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
lamˈbast
Dialects: British English
Definition:
criticize (someone or something) harshly
Short Definition:criticize person or thing harshly
Examples:- they lambasted the report as a gross distortion of the truth
Variant Forms:
- lambaste
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