1
[ verb ] expose to ridicule or public scorn

Synonyms

gibbet

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

Then , not many years later , the Un-American_Activities_Committee , under the leadership of Martin_Dies , pilloried hundreds of decent , patriotic citizens .

Related terms

expose

2
[ verb ] punish by putting in a pillory

Related terms

punish

3
[ verb ] criticize harshly or violently

Synonyms

crucify savage

Examples

"The press savaged the new President" "The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage"

Related terms

criticize

4
[ noun ] a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

Synonyms

stocks

Related terms

instrument_of_punishment

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

P IH1 L ER0 IY0

Similar Spelling

pilary pilar Piller pillar pallor

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