Defenition of the word pillory

• Defenition of the word pillory

  • punish by putting in a pillory
  • expose to ridicule or public scorn
  • a wooden instrument on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
  • 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
  • criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"
  • a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
  • criticize harshly or violently

Synonyms for the word pillory

• • brand
  • denounce
  • deride
  • gibbet
  • heap scorn on
  • humiliate
  • pour scorn on
  • ridicule
  • stocks
  • tear to pieces

Similar words in the pillory

• • pillory
  • pillory's
  • pillorying

Hypernyms for the word pillory

• • criticise
  • criticize
  • display
  • exhibit
  • expose
  • instrument of punishment
  • knock
  • penalise
  • penalize
  • pick apart
  • punish

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