to pillory
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9.3
- verb
- /ˈpɪləri/
:
criticar públicamente
- Some have chosen to pillory those who dare question the concept of a "war on terror" as somehow weak.
They're being pilloried, of course, by the other side as radicals.
- They're being pilloried, of course, by the other side as radicals.
- But he tweeted something in support of the Hong Kong pro democracy protesters and he got pilloried by everybody in the NBA.
- So what about, you know, you in in the book you you run through a bunch of different examples of people who got pilloried for bad speech.
Examples
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He's being pilloried by those same woke activist groups.
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You're usually very concerned that people not be pilloried without good reason.
Blog text (1) -
Your comment, in which you pillory a city because you were a miserable kid, is ridiculous.
Blog text (1) -
Don't pillory us for that.
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Feinstein said lawmakers should be careful not to "pillory" someone for intelligence failings.
Blog text (1) -
For instance, he could have pilloried her on her comments about leaving a residual force in Iraq.
Blog text (11) -
In 1986, the Reagan administration was pilloried by the press and Congress in the Iran-Contra affair.
Blog text (9) -
Subsequently, he rarely resisted the opportunity to pillory the morals committee as the "sex weary."
Academic text (1992) -
It appears to most scientists around this country that Robert Oppenheimer is now being pilloried and put through an ordeal because he expressed his honest opinions.
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The journalist was pilloried for his controversial article, facing backlash from readers and critics.
Synonyms
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6.1
Make someone feel very ashamed and foolish, often in front of others
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6.8
Publicly criticize someone or something strongly
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4.5
To make someone lose respect or honor by doing something shameful
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5.3
To strongly criticize someone in public
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5.3
To make someone or something lose respect by bad action
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7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
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5.0
To make someone or something seem not important
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7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
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5.5
To make fun of someone in a joking way, often in public
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8.0
To criticize someone or something very harshly, often in public
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7.7
To speak badly about someone or something to show little respect
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7.8
To make fun of someone in a cruel way
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7.5
Treat someone as shameful and not worthy of respect
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8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
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6.8
To attack someone violently or criticize them very harshly
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7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
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7.6
To speak badly about someone behind their backs
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8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
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8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
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9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
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7.7
To publicly make fun of a person or group by copying their style
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7.9
To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation
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9.5
Say bad things about someone in public to show others what they did
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8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
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8.4
Say or do things that make someone seem less respected
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9.9
To expose someone to public shame or ridicule
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
Attack someone with strong words in public
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To be publicly punished or laughed at in a way that shames you
To criticize someone or something sharply in public
Antonyms
How Critical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pillory later came to mean 'to publicly criticize or humiliate' because people locked in a pillory were mocked by the crowd. That's why to pillory someone today often means to attack them with harsh public words rather than a physical punishment.