1. severely critical; harshly condemning

Examples

• The critic wrote a scathing review of the new movie.
• Her scathing remarks about his performance left him speechless.
• The report contained scathing criticism of the company’s practices.
• He delivered a scathing attack on his opponent’s policies.
• The teacher’s scathing comments on the essay motivated the student to improve.
• The newspaper published a scathing editorial about government corruption.