LAMBASTED - meaning and definition. What is LAMBASTED
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What (who) is LAMBASTED - definition


lambasted      
Confused, bewildered, surprised.
Katie was lambasted when Stephanie told her that her boyfriend punched her in the nose. Even though it was an accident. {Katie lambasted the boyfriend for hitting Stephanie, then lambasted Stephanie for taking it and looking for ways to excuse his behavior.} {If your boyfriend hits you, dump him. Then report him to the authorities for assault and battery. If it had been an accident, he wouldn't have been making a fist.}
lambaste         
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
[lam'be?st]
(also lambast -'bast)
¦ verb criticize harshly.
Derivatives
lambasting noun
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'beat'): from lam1 + baste3.
Lambaste         
WIKTIONARY REDIRECT
·vt To beat severely.
Examples of use of LAMBASTED
1. Columnists for different newspapers lambasted her.
2. Yesterday, Rice lambasted both Israel and the PA.
3. He lambasted the world community for neglecting Somalia.
4. Rumsfeld lambasted the station for showing beheadings by Iraqi insurgents.
5. At that meeting, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lambasted U.S.