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belabour
verb
attack verbally with harsh criticism
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- ELABOU
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
bɪˈleɪ.bə
Meaning
Definitions
verb
attack verbally with harsh criticism
“She was belabored by her fellow students”
verb
beat soundly
verb
to work at or to absurd length
“belabor the obvious”
In context
Example Sentences
She was belabored by her fellow students
belabor the obvious
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