lambaste

• vt. 痛打；严责；鞭打

lam,击，打，词源同lame,baste,打，痛斥。引申词义狠狠批评。

lambaste (v.)

1630s, from lam (1590s, ultimately from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse lemja "to beat, to lame") + baste "to thrash" (see baste). Related: Lambasted; lambasting.