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

Barton-Gauss singled out the sexist comments of Trump's running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, such as his lambast against "childless cat ladies" and teachers who don't have kids, or when he agreed that the "whole purpose" or the "postmenopausal female" is to raise grandkids.

From Salon

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

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hijacked the House Oversight Committee meeting on Monday to lambast Dr. Anthony Fauci over has response to the COVID-19 pandemic, resorting to all sorts of name-calling and bizarrely insisting that the retired medical professional is “not a doctor.”

From Salon

All three incidents were ready-made fodder for Republican critics who often lambast California’s approach to public safety.

From Los Angeles Times