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Lambast

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

📖 Definitions of "Lambast"

verb
  1. 1

    To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

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

  2. 2

    (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

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