What is another word for pillory?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪləɹˌi], [ pˈɪləɹˌi], [ p_ˈɪ_l_ə_ɹ_ˌi]
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Synonyms for Pillory:
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n.
• artifact • crucify • gibbet • pillory • prison- Alcatraz ,
- San Quentin ,
- bastille ,
- bridle ,
- brig ,
- cage ,
- cell ,
- collar ,
- cooler ,
- coop ,
- dungeon ,
- fence ,
- gaol ,
- handcuff ,
- harness ,
- irons ,
- jail ,
- jailhouse ,
- jug ,
- keep ,
- lockup ,
- manacle ,
- oubliette ,
- pen ,
- penal colony ,
- penitentiary ,
- pinion ,
- pound ,
- prison ,
- reform school ,
- reformatory ,
- shackle ,
- stockade ,
- straight jacket ,
- stronghold ,
- tether ,
- vise .
- ax ,
- birch rod ,
- block ,
- bull whip ,
- cane ,
- captivity ,
- cowhide ,
- electric chair ,
- gallows ,
- gas chamber ,
- guillotine ,
- iron ,
- lash ,
- maiden ,
- noose ,
- rack ,
- rawhide ,
- rod ,
- rope ,
- scaffold ,
- solitary confinement ,
- stake ,
- strap ,
- switch ,
- thong ,
- thumbscrew ,
- torture chamber ,
- truncheon ,
- whip ,
- whipping post .
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v.
• punish • shame • slander Other synonyms:
- slate .
Other relevant words:
- Bilbo ,
- Brank ,
- Branks ,
- Denunciate ,
- Fleer ,
- Hopples ,
- Strait-waistcoat ,
- amerce ,
- annoy ,
- ape ,
- assail ,
- attack ,
- attaint ,
- banish ,
- beat ,
- beating ,
- bedevil ,
- befuddle ,
- belittle ,
- berate ,
- bespatter ,
- birch ,
- blare ,
- blast ,
- blemish ,
- blot ,
- blow upon ,
- bond ,
- bonds ,
- boom ,
- bother ,
- brand ,
- bring into discredit ,
- bring low ,
- bring shame upon ,
- bring to account ,
- bring to book ,
- burlesque ,
- call to account ,
- calumny ,
- camisole ,
- caricature ,
- cashier ,
- cast reproach upon ,
- censure ,
- chain ,
- chains ,
- confound ,
- confuse ,
- contempt ,
- contumely ,
- crank ,
- criticize ,
- cucking stool ,
- cuff ,
- cuffs ,
- deal with ,
- debase ,
- declaim ,
- defamation ,
- defile ,
- defrock ,
- degradation ,
- degrade ,
- deplume ,
- depreciate ,
- deride ,
- disapprove ,
- discombobulate ,
- dishonour ,
- disparage ,
- disparagement ,
- displume ,
- draw and quarter ,
- ducking stool ,
- dun ,
- electrocute ,
- excommunicate ,
- exile ,
- fetter ,
- flay ,
- flog ,
- flogging ,
- frustrate ,
- fuddle ,
- gag ,
- grin at ,
- guy ,
- gyves ,
- halter ,
- hamper ,
- handcuffs ,
- hang ,
- hiding ,
- hobbles ,
- humiliation ,
- ignominy ,
- imitate ,
- impugn ,
- impute shame to ,
- instrument of punishment ,
- inveigh against ,
- irritate ,
- kid ,
- knock-down ,
- lampoon ,
- laugh at ,
- leash ,
- lock up ,
- make a laughing-stock ,
- make fun ,
- make fun of ,
- make game of ,
- make sport of ,
- mark ,
- masthead ,
- mimic ,
- mortify ,
- mulct ,
- muzzle ,
- nail ,
- obloquy ,
- odium ,
- opprobrium ,
- paddle ,
- pan ,
- parody ,
- penalise ,
- poke fun at ,
- pounce on ,
- pounce upon ,
- pull to pieces ,
- put away ,
- put one on ,
- put to shame ,
- rag ,
- rail ,
- razz ,
- reflect discredit upon ,
- reins ,
- reprimand ,
- reproach ,
- restraint ,
- restraints ,
- revile ,
- rib ,
- ride ,
- roast ,
- satirize ,
- savage ,
- scandal ,
- scar ,
- scoff at ,
- scorn ,
- scourge ,
- scurrility ,
- send down ,
- settle with ,
- shell ,
- shoot ,
- slam ,
- slur ,
- smash ,
- smile at ,
- sneer at ,
- snicker at ,
- soil ,
- spank ,
- speak ill of ,
- spoof ,
- square accounts ,
- stain ,
- stigma ,
- stock ,
- straightjacket ,
- straitjacket ,
- stranglehold ,
- subdue ,
- taint ,
- take off ,
- take to task ,
- tantalize ,
- tar and feather ,
- tease ,
- thwart ,
- torment ,
- trammel ,
- trammels ,
- travesty ,
- treadmill ,
- trebuchet ,
- triangle ,
- triangles ,
- twit ,
- unfrock ,
- vituperate ,
- weigh down ,
- wooden horse ,
- wrack ,
- yoke .
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How to use "Pillory" in context?
The pillory is a medieval structure located in many formerly colonized parts of the world, mainly in Europe and in parts of North America. The pillory refers to a form of public punishment and humiliation, generally consisting of a Frame fitted with aSmall Platform, from which a person is whirled about or exposed to Public Ridicule. The motive for using the pillory was usually to humiliate and degrade the individual being punished.
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