lambaste.
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
Meaning & usage
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.
To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”)
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.