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Word | Pillory |
a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn / a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck / A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it. / punish by placing in a wooden frame; subject to criticism and ridicule / a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse. / a device that was used in the past for punishing someone in public and that consists of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked / to publicly criticize (someone) in a very harsh way, | |
Usage | ⇒ Ravi was pilloried in the media for the extravagant election compaigns ⇒ Even though he was mocked and pilloried, he maintained that he was correct in his beliefs. ⇒ The press pilloried the judge for her decision. ⇒ The punishments for which may be confiscation of the fish, imprisonment, the pillory , and the offender giving up his occupation for a year and a day. ⇒ I've been pilloried in all the papers |
Synonyms | crucify, gibbet, denounce, ridicule, shame, vilify, dishonor, penalize, punish, savage, stigmatize, stocks, defame, disgrace, disparage, sully, agonize, bedevil, blacken, bridle, |
Antonyms | accolade, bouquet, congratulations, esteem, eulogy, homage, honor, kudos, acknowledgment, admiration, commendation, encomium, endorsement, fame, good word, greeting, laud, mark of respect, ovation, panegyric, |
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