lambasted

[ lam-bey-stid, -ba- ]

adjective

1. having been strongly or severely criticized:

   Unfortunately, a very weak script and lackluster direction resulted in a critically lambasted film and poor box office.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of lambaste ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambasted¹

lambaste ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

During his opening monologue Kimmel also lambasted Musk for his previous tweets calling media organizations including the Washington Post, New York Times and Associated Press propaganda machines.

From Los Angeles Times

In the documentary, which Stewart swiftly lambasted following its October 25 streaming release, she had the following to say about journalist Andrea Peyser, who has since slammed back with an article for the Post in which she writes, “I’m alive, b***h!”

From Salon

Speaking with Tucker Carlson, an ex-Fox News anchor who recently interviewed a Holocaust denier and claimed that he was physically attacked by a “demon” — such is the state of American conservatism — Trump lambasted former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., as a “deranged person” who only dislikes him because, in his telling, he’s reluctant to invade other countries.

From Salon

The Yes on Measure G campaign lambasted the county’s report as rushed and simplistic, “meant to dissuade voters before a critical election.”

From Los Angeles Times

Appearing Friday during a podcast with right-wing media personality Dan Bongino, Trump lambasted Judge Chutkan and called the special counsel "a sick puppy".

From BBC