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pil‧lo‧ry1
past tense and past participle pilloried, present participle pillorying, third person singular pillories [transitive usually passive]
past tense and past participle pilloried, present participle pillorying, third person singular pillories [transitive usually passive]
The education secretary was pilloried by the press for his latest proposals.WORD FOCUS: criticize WORD FOCUS: criticize
to criticize someone or something very strongly: attack, lay into, tear somebody/something to shreds, pillory, pan
to criticize someone unfairly: put somebody down, slag somebody off BrE informal, talk about somebody behind their back, bitch about informal
to criticize small details: pick holes
➔ See also criticize
WORD FOCUS: criticize to criticize someone or something very strongly: attack, lay into, tear somebody/something to shreds, pillory, pan
to criticize someone unfairly: put somebody down, slag somebody off BrE informal, talk about somebody behind their back, bitch about informal
to criticize small details: pick holes
➔ See also criticize
