pillory

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  • September 24. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    pillory noun english

    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

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    pillory verb english

    expose to ridicule or public scorn

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    pillory verb english

    punish by putting in a pillory

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    pillory verb english

    criticize harshly or violently; "The press savaged the new President"; "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"