named and shamed
Called out publicly
Named and shamed describes someone whose wrongdoing has been publicly exposed, typically by authorities or media, as a form of punishment or deterrent.
The practice relies on social embarrassment rather than—or in addition to—legal penalties: The tax evaders were named and shamed in the local paper.
Common in British English for official lists of offenders.
- mob justiceExtralegal punishment by crowds
- online mobCoordinated digital harassment group
- pilloryingPublicly attacking or ridiculing
- trial by mediaPublic condemnation through coverage
- media coverageReporting by news outlets
viral outrage · court of public opinion · transparency · stigma · scarlet letter · whistleblowing · exposés · sex offender registry · fairness · ostracism · humiliation · deterrence · disgrace · public trials · infamy · forgiveness · cancel culture · call out culture
named and shamedhushed up
Concealed from disclosure
swept under the rug · covered up · protected · shielded · whitewashed
named and shamedlet off the hook
covered up · whitewashed · absolved · exonerated · excused
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