pillory | ||
1. | [ verb ] expose to ridicule or public scorn | |
Synonyms: | gibbet | |
Related terms: | expose | |
2. | [ verb ] punish by putting in a pillory | |
Related terms: | punish | |
3. | [ verb ] criticize harshly or violently | |
Synonyms: | crucify savage | |
Examples: | "The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage" |
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Related terms: | criticize | |
4. | [ noun ] a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn | |
Synonyms: | stocks | |
Related terms: | instrument_of_punishment | |
Similar spelling: |
pilary pilar Piller pillar pallor |