Definizione monolingua

pillory

pillory (third-person singular simple present pillories, present participle pillorying, simple past and past participle pilloried)

1. (transitive) To put in a pillory.
2. (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
3. (transitive) To criticize harshly.
   • 2011 September 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4 - 1 Swansea”, BBC Sport:

     The breakthrough came through Torres who, pilloried for his miss against Manchester United a week earlier, scored his second goal of the season.

pillory (plural pillories)

1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

Definizione dizionario pillory

berlina

gogna

Altri significati:

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

criticize harshly

(transitive) To put in a pillory.

subject someone to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse

a framework on a post used as a means of punishment and humiliation

(transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.

put someone in a pillory

(transitive) To criticize harshly.