A strong verb for harshly cutting someone down with words is berate. "He didn't just correct the cashier who gave him the wrong change, he started to berate her, calling her names in front of the whole store."
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley.
Verb
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
v. t.
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold.
Berate
To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. Holland. Motley.
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