monstering

British

/ ˈmɒnstərɪŋ /

noun

informal a severe reprimand or scolding; highly critical verbal attack

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monstering

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

They found something, but only after a desperately passive first Test and a monstering by their rugby public.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025

“He came back and he was monstering folks,” Brunner says in the documentary.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 4, 2016

The monstering of Russell Brand has, in recent days, helpfully provided a complete compendium of criteria one must fulfil before one is allowed to challenge the status quo.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2014

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

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

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