pillory

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɪləri/

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Noun

Singular pillory

Plural pillories

1. (countable) A pillory is a wooden framework with holes for the hands and head. It is used to punish and humiliate people.

Verb

Plain form pillory

Third-person singular pillories

Past tense pilloried

Past participle pilloried

Present participle pillorying

1. (transitive) If you pillory a person, you humiliate or ridicule that person in public.