lambast

to heavily criticise

TRANSLATION

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IN THE PRESS

While Yoko Ono was often critically LAMBASTED, many admired her media knowledge and business sense. "She doesn't suffer fools gladly," John Lennon once remarked, "even if she's married to him!"

Yoko Ono Lennon (1933 - ) Japanese-American musician and artist who has lived most of her life in the United States. She was something of a celebrity in the avant garde art world until she achieved worldwide fame through her relationship and eventual marriage with John Lennon of The Beatles. She currently resides in New York City.

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lambast
verb

1: to criticise or censure severely or angrily

2: beat with a cane

Synonyms:
call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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