lambaste lambaste /ˌlæmˈbeɪst/

verb

1. Censure severely or angrily  ( bawl out [Informal] , call down [Informal] , call on the carpet [Informal, American] , chew out [Informal, N. American] , chew up [Informal, N. American] , dress down [Informal] , have words , jaw [Informal] , lambast , berate , chide , lambaste , lecture , rag [Informal] , rebuke , remonstrate , reprimand , scold , take to task , trounce )
   censure severely or angrily
    The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
   The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
    The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
   The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
    The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
   The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
   
2. Beat with a cane  ( flog , lambast , lambaste , cane )
   beat with a cane