pillory
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | instrument of punishment, |
| definition | : | an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person (noun.artifact) |
2. criticize harshly or violently (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart, |
| definition | : | find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws (verb.communication) |
3. punish by putting in a pillory (verb.social)
4. expose to ridicule or public scorn (verb.social)
5. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | pillory, |
| definition | : | punish by putting in a pillory (verb.social) |
6. punish by putting in a pillory (verb.social)
| derivation | : | pillory, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
7. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | pillory, |
| definition | : | punish by putting in a pillory (verb.social) |
8. punish by putting in a pillory (verb.social)
| derivation | : | pillory, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
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