pillory
noun
- 1
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
criticize harshly or violently
The press savaged the new President
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
- 2
punish by putting in a pillory
- 3
expose to ridicule or public scorn
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