pillory /ˈpɪləɹi/verb 3noun 1forms 3 verb3 •To put in a pillory. •To criticize harshly.The breakthrough came through Torres who, pilloried for his miss against Manchester United a week earlier, scored his second goal of the season. — 2011 •(figurative) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.Mike Sarne would end up making a celluloid disasterpiece that is to this day pilloried as one of the worst films ever made. — 2008 noun1 •(historical) A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation. formspilloried · pillorying · pillories
