lambast

/ læmˈbeɪst, læmˈbæst /

verb

1. to beat or whip severely

2. to reprimand or scold

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambast¹

C17: perhaps from _lam ¹ + _baste ³

Example Sentences

Yusuf would lambast employees in the office and sometimes in front of wealthy members of the business's concierge service at Velocity Black events.

From BBC

Trump and White House officials have said they will obey court rulings, even as the president lambasts many of the judges who issue them and the administration at times moves slowly to fully comply.

From BBC

He's chosen to publicly lambast allies in Europe and Canada, rather than focus his ire on those he recognises as a strategic threat, like China.

From BBC

Hillary Clinton relished her chance to lambast Trump and what’s left of the GOP with a Biblical reference, the “last, least and the lost.”

From Salon

“The only objective of this thematic report is to lambast and single-out Israel, while further shielding Hamas terrorists in Gaza,” it added.

From BBC