⚖️pillory

noun/verb
/ˈpɪləri/

Meaning

a device for publicly punishing someone / to expose to public ridicule

Example Sentences

The corrupt official was placed in the pillory for the town to jeer at.

Synonyms

shame, expose, humiliate, ridicule

Antonyms

honor, praise

Collocations

pillory in public, pillory for crimes, pillory someone

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