Lambast — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beat with a cane

censure severely or angrily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈæmbæst/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈambast/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈambast/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈæmbæst/.

Examples

The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call down chide dress down reproof lecture flog cane rag trounce reprimand bawl out berate lambaste scold take to task rebuke have words remonstrate chew out chew up call on the carpet jaw

Parts of Speech

verb	beat with a cane
verb	censure severely or angrily “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

Word Forms

cane	noun	a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
flogging	noun	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
rebuker	noun	someone who finds fault or imputes blame
rebuke	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
reproof	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
lecture	noun	a lengthy rebuke
reprimand	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure
scolder	noun	someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
scolding	noun	rebuking a person harshly
chiding	noun	rebuking a person harshly

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

fustiger

battre avec une canne

🇪🇸Spanish

arremeter

golpear con un bastón

🇮🇹Italian

scemo

battere con un bastone

🇳🇱Dutch

lamsvlees

slaan met een stok

🇷🇺Russian

ламбаст

бить тростью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाबुक से मारना

बेंत से मारो

🇧🇩Bengali

ল্যাম্বাস্ট

একটি বেত দিয়ে পেটানো

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்டுக்குட்டி

கைத்தடியால் அடித்தார்

🇮🇳Telugu

గొర్రెపిల్ల

బెత్తంతో కొట్టారు

🇮🇳Marathi

लॅम्बास्ट

छडीने मारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લેમ્બાસ્ટ

એક શેરડી સાથે હરાવ્યું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುರಿಮರಿ

ಬೆತ್ತದಿಂದ ಸೋಲಿಸಿದರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഞ്ഞാട്

ചൂരൽ കൊണ്ട് അടിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

揍

用拐杖打

🇯🇵Japanese

扱き下ろす

杖で殴る

🇰🇷Korean

램스트

지팡이로 때리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thịt cừu non

đánh bằng gậy

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกแกะ

ตีด้วยไม้เท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

keluh kesah

pukul dengan tongkat

🇲🇾Malay

mengadu domba

pukul dengan rotan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لامباست

فاز بالعصا

🇮🇷Persian

بره

با عصا بزن

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