lambastings
Severe verbal thrashings
Lambastings are harsh criticisms or severe verbal attacks.
The word suggests a thorough dressing-down rather than mild disapproval: The coach's lambastings after losses were legendary.
Less commonly, lambastings can mean physical beatings, though the figurative sense dominates modern usage.
Judgment of faults
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- excoriationHarsh criticism; skin abrasion
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
tirade · dressing-down · tongue-lashing · reprimand · castigation · scolding · berating · harangue
criticism
Judgment of faults
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- excoriationHarsh criticism; skin abrasion
- denunciationFormal public accusation
condemnation · tirade · dressing-down · tongue-lashing · reprimand · castigation · scolding · berating · harangue · censure
reviews
Published critical assessments
- panningLateral camera traverse
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
critics · takedown · op-ed · scathing · commentary · headlines · exposé · journalism · broadcast · viral
beating
Repeated striking or pulsing
flogging · battering · drubbing · walloping · trouncing · clobbering · pounding · lashing · striking · blows
lambastingspraises
Verbally commends
commendations · accolades · tributes · plaudits · laudations