Frank Wolf

You can't just pillory the teachers unions and sound the free market trumpet. We must visit the failing schools. We must talk to the mother who desperately wants more for her child and offer a constructive way out. We can't simply lambaste... food stamps or decry dependency.

American Politician

Nicholas Stoller

There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better.

English Director

Use 'lambaste' to express strong dissatisfaction or disapproval, often in professional or formal contexts.

Strong Disapproval

'Lambaste' implies more intensity than simply criticizing; it suggests a forceful and severe form of critique.

Intensity Matters

When someone is 'lambasted in public', it means the criticism is done openly, often before an audience, and can be embarrassing.

Public Context

In this sense, 'lambaste' refers to physical force, often used to describe a one-sided fight or beating.

Physical Confrontation

This definition of 'lambaste' is less formal and more commonly used in everyday, casual speech.

Colloquial Use

'Lambaste' implies the action is intense and powerful, often overwhelming the person on the receiving end.