lambasting

Meanings

• Verb

  To criticize or scold someone severely and publicly.

  - "The coach lambasted the team for their poor performance."
  - "The boss lambasted the employee for making a mistake."

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Synonyms

beat , hit , thrash , berate , scold , tell off

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lambasting
raves , maves , caves , graves

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Variants

List of all variants of lambasting that leads to same result
lambast , lambaste , lambasted , lambastes , lambasting , lambasts

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Forms

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Lambasted, Lambasting, Lambaster, Lambast

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'lambaste', which means 'to beat with a lamb's tail'. The term was used figuratively to refer to severe criticism or scolding.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'lambasting' was first used in English literature in the 16th century.

2. In some parts of Europe, lambasting was a form of punishment for heretics and other religious dissenters.

3. The term 'lambaste' is also used in cooking to describe the process of tenderizing meat by pounding it with a hammer.

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Related Concepts

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1. Public shaming: A form of social control in which individuals are criticized or humiliated in public for their actions or beliefs.

2. Satire: A literary device that uses humor, irony, and exaggeration to criticize or ridicule people, ideas, or institutions.

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Culture

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Lambasting has been used throughout history as a form of public shaming or punishment. It was commonly used in medieval Europe as a form of correction for wrongdoers. In literature, lambasting is often used as a literary device to criticize or satirize characters or ideas.

How to Memorize "lambasting"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a coach standing in front of a team, wagging his finger and scolding them for their mistakes.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lambasting' with the image of a harsh critic or a stern disciplinarian.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Lambs Attack Badly' to remember the meaning of 'lambasting'.

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