verb, past tense and past participle of bemaul as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:The new restaurant was bemauled by critics after a disastrous opening night.

Definition:criticism or attacks from multiple sources

From bemauled by critics

Example:He was bemauled by his friends for always canceling plans last minute.

Definition:being persistently criticized or annoyed by one's friends

From bemauled by friends

Example:The speaker was bemauled by the audience for his controversial remarks.

Definition:organized criticism of the speaker by a group of people

From bemauled the speaker

Example:She felt like she was being bemauled during the debate.

Definition:the act of being persistently attacked or criticized

From being bemauled

Example:He was relieved to hear that his idea wasn't being bemauled by the team.

Definition:freedom from being persistently attacked or criticized

From not being bemauled

Example:The school board president was bemauled into resigning after a series of scandals.

Definition:forced to resign due to unrelenting criticism

From bemauled into resigning

Example:His latest work was bemauled daily in the media, sparking a debate.

Definition:repeatedly criticized or attacked daily

From bemauled daily

Example:He was bemauled for no reason, showing how unfair the public can be.

Definition:criticized or attacked unfairly

From bemauled for no reason

Example:He was being bemauled due to allegations of corruption in the company.

Definition:being persistently criticized or attacked because of something

From being bemauled due to

Example:He was bemauled to the point of resignation over the disagreement with the board.

Definition:reached a point where resignation is the only possible outcome due to persistent attacks or criticism

From bemauled to the point of resignation