pillory

(Inglese)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To put in a pillory.
2. (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
3. (transitive) To criticize harshly.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpɪləɹi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: pilory

In summary

From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Concetti

gogna

berlina

disprezzare

spregiare

sprezzare

disdegnare

sdegnare

sinonimi

gibbet

stocks

crucify

savage

blast

loathe

revile

ringer

scold

spurn

expose to shame

expose to ridicule

whipping post

burden

collar

despise

inveigh

Traduzioni

pilori

picota

Pranger

schandpaal

an den Pranger stellen

picota

pręgierz

pelourinho

Schandpfahl

Joch

Halseisen

verspotten

شنع

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