How do you pronounce pillory?

pillory is pronounced as /ˈpɪləri/.

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pillory

⚖️pillory (pilori)

noun/verb

/ˈpɪləri/

dispositif de châtiment public (dispositif de châtiment public)

Pillaw Pillow

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

exposer quelqu'un au ridicule public ou à une punition publique

Phrases d'exemple

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

Le fonctionnaire corrompu a été mis en pilori pour que la ville se moque de lui.

Synonymes

shame, expose, humiliate, ridicule

Antonymes

honor, praise

Collocations

pillory in public, pillory for crimes, pillory someone

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