Hyphenation of pillory

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pillory? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pil-lo-ry

Definitions of pillory:

1.
A wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck
Offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
2.
Expose to ridicule or public scorn
3.
Punish by putting in a pillory
4.
Criticize harshly or violently
The press savaged the new President The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage

Synonyms of pillory:

noun stocks, instrument of punishment
verb gibbet, expose, exhibit, display
verb punish, penalize, penalise
verb savage, crucify, knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart

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