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lambaste vs chastise

chastise vs lambaste

lambaste and chastise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lambaste No No Yes No
chastise No No Yes No
As verbs, chastise is a hyponym of lambaste; that is, chastise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lambaste:
  • lambaste: censure severely or angrily
  • chastise: censure severely
Other hyponyms of lambaste include castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
lambaste (verb) chastise (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
beat with a cane
Difference between lambaste and chastise

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