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noun

Definition of tongue-lashingnext
as in invective

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tongue-lashing

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verb

present participle of tongue-lash
as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the drill sergeant tongue-lashed the recruits with a colorful litany of foulmouthed invectives

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue-lashing
  1. invective
  2. lashing
  3. tirade
  4. vituperation
  5. reprimand
  6. rebuke
  7. attack
  8. assault
Noun
  • Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.
    Jeff Robbins, Boston Herald, 10 June 2024
  • As a result, Thai social media is full of satire and bitter invective directed at the monarch.
    Tamara Loos, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2020
Definition of invective
Noun
  • The sandwich itself is local fried snapper, placed between two thick slices of toasted bread and stuffed with cheese and coleslaw before being smothered in lashings of hot sauce.
    Rebekah Evans, The Week UK, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024
  • This leaves the platform as having lashings of potential but a wider gaming experience that’s frustratingly incomplete.
    Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of lashing
Noun
  • Their behaviors can be as loud as a public tirade or as subtle as withholding praise.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The man continued his angry tirade and, eventually, Kelce left his car to approach the group of people to sign their items.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of tirade
Noun
  • The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of vituperation
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  • In June 2023, Republicans voted to censure Schiff, and McCarthy delivered a public reprimand that said Schiff misled the public during congressional investigations into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Big 12 gave ASU a $25,000 fine and a public reprimand after fans stormed the field just before the end of play during the Sun Devils' win over BYU last Saturday.
    Axios Phoenix, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of reprimand
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  • The sharp rebuke underscores a growing divide within the Democratic Party over how to address immigration as Trump gears up for his return to the presidency.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Times report of Kennedy's collaboration with Siri generated a strong rebuke on Friday from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child and is an important vote for Trump's nominees to win over.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebuke
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  • Russian authorities have clamped down on migration following a terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region, which killed 145 people, and injured around 500.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Treasury brought in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency immediately after being notified of the attack, with the remaining agencies, the FBI, intelligence community and third-party forensic investigators, contacted upon realization of the extent of the attack itself.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of assault
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