pillory
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪləri/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪləri/
verb
R
to publicly criticize someone harshly
The newspaper pilloried the politician for not keeping promises.
noun
R
a punishment device used in the past, with holes for the head and hands
In the past, people were locked in a pillory as a form of punishment for small crimes.
translation
to publicly criticize someone harshly
a punishment device used in the past, with holes for the head and hands
Word Forms
3rd Present
pillories
Past
pilloried
Perfect
pilloried
Progressive
pillorying
Plural
pillories