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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
  • An official in the supreme leader’s office offered more fire-breathing invective.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The one who hurled invectives against the media and accused them of fake news was outed in his trial as a beneficiary of and creator of fake news for the National Enquirer.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2024
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
  • Morelle also openly spoke out against Mace's recent tirade to ban transgender lawmakers from using the bathroom of their choice.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In 2019, the WNBA opened an investigation after complaints surfaced that LA Sparks GM Penny Toler used profanity and racial slurs in a tirade against players.
    Gabriella Levine, Forbes, 27 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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  • Its justices make the ultimate decisions on discipline for judges, ranging from mere letters of warning to more serious reprimands, up to suspensions for as long as a year and even, in very rare cases, removal from the bench.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024
  • On Friday, a spokesperson for the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office said the agency did not receive a complete disciplinary report from Logan County about Grayson, including his reprimand for an inaccurate report of the traffic incident.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
Definition of reprimand
Noun
  • The plans have drawn rebuke from the International Longshoremen’s Association, or ILA, the union representing dockworkers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Phelan’s troubles started after Attorney General Ken Paxton survived his impeachment in the state Senate, which was seen as a major rebuke of Phelan, who supported the impeachment effort.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of rebuke
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  • The strikes Thursday evening came as Palestinian medics were still surveying the morning's deadly toll of fierce Israeli attacks, including on Nuseirat camp.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, the organization also determined that the Islamic State group used mustard gas in an attack on the town of Marea.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 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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