pillory

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pillory Definition

• (n) 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
• (v) expose to ridicule or public scorn
• (v) punish by putting in a pillory
• (v) criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

pillory Synonyms

• crucify
• gibbet
• pillory
• savage
• stocks