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pillory
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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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