Pillory - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɪlərɪ|  American pronunciation of the word pillory
Brit.  |ˈpɪlərɪ|  British pronunciation of the word pillory

noun

- 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

verb

- expose to ridicule or public scorn (syn: gibbet)
- punish by putting in a pillory
- criticize harshly or violently (syn: blast, crucify, savage)

Extra examples

The press pilloried the judge for her decision.

The education secretary was pilloried by the press for his latest proposals.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pillory
he/she/it: pillories
present participle: pillorying
past tense: pilloried
past participle: pilloried
noun
singular: pillory
plural: pillories
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