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To attack or ridicule publicly

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

To set in, or punish with, the pillory

To make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

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Verb

To attack or ridicule publicly

find fault with

give a bad press to

show someone up

expose to ridicule

hold up to shame

throw brickbats at

inveigh against

cast aspersions on

fulminate against

vituperate against

haul over the coals

give some stick to

do a hatchet job on

remonstrate with

criticize severely

give someone hell

give someone a roasting

give someone a bad press

tear off a strip

tear a strip off

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

give someone a rocket

give something a battering

pass strictures upon

give someone a bollocking

criticize harshly

go for the jugular

spread lies about

bring into disrepute

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

characterize^US

conduct a smear campaign against

give someone bondi

drag through the mud

give a bad name

characterise^UK

read the riot act

animadvert upon

assault verbally

give a tongue-lashing

give something a bad press

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

slap on the wrist

jump down one's throat

give a black eye

put a whammy on

hold forth against

throw stones at

label negatively

accuse of being

cast a slur upon

give someone a dressing-down

give a talking-to

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

give someone an earful

give someone what for

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone a row

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

rake over the coals

call on the carpet

take someone to task

take issue with

rap someone over the knuckles

take exception to

call to account

come down hard on

deliver judgment

take to the woodshed

lay down the law

give a piece of one's mind

take down a peg

bellyache about

sound off about

kick up a stink about

throw the book at

express disapproval of

bring someone to book

chew someone out

slap someone on the wrist

cut down to size

protest against

call over the coals

tick someone off

mouth off about

criticize strongly

expostulate about

take somebody to task

declaim against

kick up a fuss about

strongly criticize

call into question

give a going over

rap on knuckles

tell a thing or two

come down on like a ton of bricks

make a fuss about

take a swipe at

give a hard time

reprimand severely

be malicious about

be spiteful towards

be unkind about

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

bring under fire

comment negatively

talk something down

find unacceptable

review unfavorably

make mincemeat of

make short work of

look askance at

keep nothing back

erupt with anger

give the dickens

rake over coals

take a dim view of

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

have words with

severely reprimand

rap across the knuckles

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

burn one's ears

have someone on the carpet

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

criticize hatefully

give someone a carpeting

give comeuppance

think little of

have your knife in

send someone away with a flea in his

give going-over

give piece of mind

run something down

point finger at

hang something on

blow whistle on

point the finger at

mete out punishment to

make an example of

send up the river

lay at one's door

teach someone a lesson

take dim view of

give someone stick

rap someone the knuckles

express strong disapproval of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

protest strongly

thunder against

drag over the coals

protest strongly at

remonstrate about

be in opposition to

make a stand against

raise objections to

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

take a stand against

take great exception to

blacken someone's name

drag through the mire

run a smear campaign against

hold someone to blame

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

vociferate about

lay charges against

have the law on

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

cast doubt upon

cast aspersions upon

pin something on

take the piss out of

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

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“The public will pillory anyone seen trying to extract political advantage from misery.”

Verb

To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

hold up to shame

make jokes about

treat with contempt

be sarcastic about

hold up to ridicule

poke mullock at

make a monkey of

take the mickey out of

take the piss out of

treat contemptuously

make a monkey out of

expose to ridicule

wind someone up

show contempt for

laugh out of court

make a laughing-stock

make someone a laughing stock

cock a snook at

drag through the mud

do a hatchet job on

cast aspersions on

bring shame upon

tar and feather

give a black eye

drag through the mire

reflect badly on

bring into disrepute

rip up and down

bring discredit to

give a bad name

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

find fault with

hold in contempt

cut down to size

pull somebody's leg

take down a peg

pull someone's leg

be scornful about

shout disapproval

blow raspberries at

be contemptuous about

blow raspberries

regard with contempt

feel contempt for

turn up your nose at

give a bad press to

throw brickbats at

give something a battering

give Bronx cheer

look down nose at

cut to the quick

turn up one's nose

pull someone's chain

take the mickey

play a practical joke

turn your nose up at

comment negatively

bellyache about

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

think little of

look down one's nose at

thumb one's nose at

thumb one's nose

have a joke with

sound off about

be contemptuous of

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

take dim view of

express contempt

cause offence to

call someone names

look down your nose at

criticize strongly

bring under fire

review unfavorably

put in a bad light

give a bad name to

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

give offence to

step on one's toes

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

give someone the cold-shoulder

give the bird to

make cutting remarks about

say contemptuously

turn up your nose

do a takeoff of

do an impression of

hold up to scorn

curl one's lip at

talk something down

find intolerable

make a mockery of

transgress against

treat with disdain

fail to observe

not be able to stomach

not be able to stand

not be able to bear

lead somebody on

shout disapproval at

commit a breach of

fail to comply with

laugh in the face of

fly in the face of

give a hard time

be in breach of

have no use for

give someone a hard time

mess someone around

make a monkey out of someone

mess someone about

have someone on

consider beneath you

consider beneath one

curl your lip at

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

spit in the eye of

turn nose up at

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“His mean friends would pillory him for his choice of clothes.”

Verb

To set in, or punish with, the pillory

Verb

To make (usually formal and extended) speech on a subject

deliver a tirade to

give a lecture to

get on a soapbox

give an address

speak at length

deliver a speech

lay down the law

make an oration

deliver a sermon

give an address to

give a speech to

make a speech to

deliver a tirade

write learnedly

talk forcefully

shoot off one's mouth

give a discourse to

give an oration to

give a sermon to

deliver a sermon to

give a dissertation to

write at length

protest strongly

expostulate about

pontificate about

express disapproval of

give lessons in

mouth off about

make a fuss about

kick up a stink about

go into detail about

hold forth about

address an audience

deliver an address

write at length about

speak at length about

sound off about

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Noun

A wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly imprisoned and exposed to public abuse

punishment device

instrument of punishment

“The pillory was a set of stocks that imprisoned head and arms and was used to humiliate petty offenders, who would be insulted and perhaps pelted with mud by passers-by.”

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