pillory
/ˈpɪləri/
verb
- To publicly criticize or ridicule someone, often in a harsh or unfair way.
- The comedian pilloried the company's poor customer service in his routine.
- After the scandal, she was pilloried by her former friends.
- The politician was pilloried in the press for his mistake.
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noun
- A wooden frame with holes for the head and hands, used in the past to publicly punish and humiliate someone.
- People would throw rotten vegetables at those in the pillory.
- The museum displayed an old pillory used for public punishment.
- In medieval times, criminals were locked in the pillory in the town square.