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lambaste

verb

/læmˈbeɪst/

Meaning

to criticize someone or something harshly; to reprimand severely

The teacher lambasted the students for not completing their homework.

scold, berate, chastise, rebuke, criticize

praise, compliment, applaud

lambaste harshly, lambaste publicly, lambaste severely

to compare in order to show differences; to be strikingly different

British spelling of 'behoove'; to be appropriate or necessary

to get, acquire, or secure something

to slow down, block, or hinder progress or movement

To twist into a knotted or distorted form.

To lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture; to damage reputation.