pillories in English

noun

1

a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse.

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.

synonyms: stocks

verb

1

put (someone) in the pillory.

2

attack or ridicule publicly.

he found himself pilloried by members of his own party

synonyms: attack, criticize, censure, condemn, denigrate, lambaste, savage, stigmatize, denounce, knock, slam, pan, bash, crucify, hammer, pummel, excoriate, ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, mock, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, scoff at, tease, taunt, rib, josh, razz

noun

stocks

verb

attack, ridicule, blast, gibbet
attack, criticize, censure, condemn, denigrate, lambaste, savage, stigmatize, denounce, knock, slam, pan, bash, crucify, hammer, pummel, excoriate
ridicule, jeer at, sneer at, deride, mock, scorn, make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, scoff at, tease, taunt, rib, josh, razz
blast, savage, crucify
gibbet

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