lambaste C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˌlæmˈbæst/ UK /læmˈbeɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #279673 Meanings 1 verb To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to scold, reprimand or... admonishanimadvertbashbawl outberateberispblameblast Word family Derived forms lambaster Etymology First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”) Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lambaste **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌlæmˈbæst/ **IPA (UK):** /læmˈbeɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 279673 ## Meanings 1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly. ## Examples - The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily. ## Synonyms - admonish - animadvert - bash - bawl out - berate - berisp - blame - blast ## Derived Forms - lambaster ## Etymology First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”) ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown