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monstering

British  
/ ˈmɒnstərɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal a severe reprimand or scolding; highly critical verbal attack

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Madeleine McCann's father is calling for greater scrutiny of the UK's media, saying that his family was subjected to "monstering" by sections of the press.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

"I simply cannot see England losing," wrote Sir Clive Woodward, under a headline predicting a monstering of the Scotland forwards.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2025

That’s not the most obvious of career moves, but it gets results; Alan basically nips around the world, hauls lazy Titans out of bed, and tells them to start monstering.

From The New Yorker May 31, 2019

But having gone through his own monstering, after the Affleck incident, Harris decided to find out if Murray deserved his, and concluded that he didn’t.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2019

You failed no one—monsters are the ones who do the monstering, not you.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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