pillory

Words with a similar base: pillory

'pillory'

[pillory.n.01] as in: 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

'pillory'

[pillory.v.01] as in: expose to ridicule or public scorn

'pillory'

[pillory.v.02] as in: punish by putting in a pillory

'pillory'

[savage.v.02] as in: criticize harshly or violently

Examples:
The press savaged the new President
The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

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