pillory

/หˆpษชlษ™ษนi/

IPA: /P IH1 L ER0 IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

verb
  1. 1

    To put in a pillory.

  2. 2

    To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.

  3. 3

    To criticize harshly.

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