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pillory

3 syllables · also pilloried
nounverb
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As a noun, pillory means a framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. As a verb, it means put in a pillory.

Meanings of pillory

6 meanings

noun

  1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

  2. 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

verb

  1. To put in a pillory.

  2. To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.

  3. To criticize harshly.

  4. Punish by putting in a pillory

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: expose to ridicule or public scorn
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verb: criticize harshly or violently
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Words that rhyme with pillory

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