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Pillory Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ory

Pillory has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

2

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

Verb
1

expose to ridicule or public scorn

2

punish by putting in a pillory

3

criticize harshly or violently

"The press savaged the new President"

"The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

4

To put in a pillory.

See Also
pillorying abuse hand subject criticize cucking stool pillories unpilloried
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
instrument of punishment expose punish knock
Rhyming Words
ory cory rory sory lory dory gory jory pory frory flory emory atory glory chory story moory amory armory memory
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