pilloried
Mocked before crowds
Pilloried is the past tense of pillory.
A pillory was a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, used to publicly humiliate offenders—crowds might jeer or throw things at the immobilized person.
The literal punishment is obsolete, but the figurative sense thrives: to be pilloried is to be publicly ridiculed or denounced.
The politician was pilloried in the press for his remarks.
Expressed disapproval of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
- censuredFormally disapproved of
- castigatedCriticized severely and publicly
lambasted · excoriated · attacked · blasted · slammed · roasted · skewered · savaged
Made to feel worthless
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
scorned · derided · jeered · taunted · laughed at · put to shame · disgraced · degraded
Ownership stakes or inventory
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- squareRhombus with right angles
- crowdLarge public gathering
- spectacleVisually striking event
rotten fruit · eggs · pelted · displayed · restrained · wooden · town square · marketplace
News article title
- viralSpreading quickly online
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
canceled · public outcry · backlash · scandal · controversy · news cycle · coverage · spotlight
criticized
Expressed disapproval of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- denouncedPublicly accused or condemned
- censuredFormally disapproved of
castigated · lambasted · excoriated · attacked · blasted · slammed · roasted · skewered · savaged · torn apart
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- stigmatizedMarked with social shame
- mockedRidiculed or scorned
ridiculed · scorned · derided · jeered · taunted · laughed at · put to shame · disgraced · degraded · mortified
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
spectacle · rotten fruit · eggs · pelted · displayed · restrained · wooden · town square · marketplace · colonial
headline
News article title
- viralSpreading quickly online
- trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
Twitter · canceled · public outcry · backlash · scandal · controversy · news cycle · coverage · spotlight · target
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified