Word Finder - lambasted

definition

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

example

Her first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.

synonyms

• berate
• scold
• tell off

definition

(dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

synonyms

• beat
• hit
• thrash

Conservative media critic Michael Medved also lambasted Foxman for his comments about Gibson.

As a result PBS is frequently lambasted by American conservatives as a left-wing liberal mouthpiece.

In October 1996 he lambasted Belgium's civic institutions for failing to protect the country's children in the wake of a pedophile scandal.

In October 1996 he lambasted Belgium 's civic institutions for failing to protect the country 's children in the wake of a pedophile scandal.

Although black had been lambasted for years as inappropriate attire for the mothers of the couple, it is now a very trendy color.

In a decision that has resulted in Rich getting lambasted by country music fans around the nation, Rich and company's chosen winner was Julio Iglesias Jr. The decision left many fans of John Rich asking "What?

Oscar Reyes quite rightly lambasted the idea of getting cultural figures involved when we do not even know about the bid yet.