Lecture and Lambaste

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Lecture verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: the frustrated manager lectured the waitstaff about its poor level of service

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Lambaste is a synonym for lecture in scold topic. In some cases you can use "Lambaste" instead a verb "Lecture".

Lambaste verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

Usage example: the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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Lecture is a synonym for lambaste. You can use "Lecture" instead a verb "Lambaste".

Nearby Word: lambasting

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Lambaste and Lecture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lecture/lambaste

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