How do you pronounce pillory?

pillory is pronounced as /ˈpɪləri/.

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pillory

⚖️pillory (pílori)

noun/verb

/ˈpɪləri/

dispositivo de castigo público (dispositivo de castigo público)

Pillaw Pillow

Meaning

a device for publicly punishing someone / to expose to public ridicule

Traducción del significado

exponer a alguien al escarnio público o al castigo público

Oraciones de ejemplo

The corrupt official was placed in the pillory for the town to jeer at.

El funcionario corrupto fue puesto en el píloris para que la gente se burlara de él.

Synonyms

shame, expose, humiliate, ridicule

Antonyms

honor, praise

Colocaciones

pillory in public, pillory for crimes, pillory someone

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