lambastes
Tears into verbally
Lambastes means to criticize harshly or beat severely.
The word usually describes verbal attacks—a coach who lambastes players after a loss, a critic who lambastes a film.
The physical beating sense is older but now rare.
Also spelled lambasts.
scolding
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
- upbraidCriticize harshly, verbally
admonish · chide · reproach · reprove · lecture · scold · dress down · take to task
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
upbraid · admonish · chide · reproach · reprove · lecture · scold · dress down · take to task · tell off
criticize
Judge unfavorably, vocally
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
castigate · excoriate · decry · deplore · disparage · impugn · reprehend · flay · fulminate · inveigh
scathing
Severely and bitingly critical
- vitriolicHarshly bitter and corrosive
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
- witheringDrying and declining
searing · caustic · acerbic · biting · cutting · stinging · harsh · savage · brutal · merciless