lambast – to criticise someone or something severely
(Pronounced lam-bast)
To remember the definition of the word lambast, use the following mnemonic:
The lambs used speakers to blast (lambast) severe criticism at the farmer.
Examples of lambast in a sentence
The rude shopper continued to lambast the girl behind the till for not moving quick enough.
His mother-in-law would always lambast him for the slightest error.
Please don't lambast me for this small mistake.
