pile-on

[ pahyl-on, ‐awn ]

/ ˈpaɪlˌɒn, ‐ˌɔn /

noun

the action of followers who join a hostile group in harshly criticizing or judging a less dominant group or individual, sometimes gloating over that group’s or person's defeat or diminished standing (often used attributively): Long after the merciless baiting ceased to be funny, her critics continued to join the pile-on.Social media encourages a kind of pile-on mentality that is very unforgiving of mistakes and flaws.

Origin of pile-on

Noun use of verb phrase pile on

Words nearby pile-on

piled, pile driver, pile into, pileolated, pileolated warbler, pile-on, pileous, pileous gland, piles, pile shoe, pileum

Example sentences from the Web for pile-on

And yet the social media pile-on against Champion was swift.
Is This The Most Hated Man in Books?: Twitter vs. Edward Champion|Brandy Zadrozny|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The media pile-on will change the way voters look at the debate, as happened after Gore's eye-rolling performance in 2000.
Why President Obama, Despite Scoring Points, Fell Flat in the Denver Debate|Howard Kurtz|October 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The pile-on against this 17-year-old boy is pretty ugly, but I suppose unsurprising.
Jonathan Krohn|David Frum|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The risk in the pile-on is that a real doozie will get missed, lost in the daily torrent.
The Biggest Rand Paul Outrage Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|June 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

单词	pile-on
释义	pile-on [ pahyl-on, ‐awn ] / ˈpaɪlˌɒn, ‐ˌɔn / noun the action of followers who join a hostile group in harshly criticizing or judging a less dominant group or individual, sometimes gloating over that group’s or person's defeat or diminished standing (often used attributively): Long after the merciless baiting ceased to be funny, her critics continued to join the pile-on.Social media encourages a kind of pile-on mentality that is very unforgiving of mistakes and flaws. Origin of pile-on Noun use of verb phrase pile on Words nearby pile-on piled, pile driver, pile into, pileolated, pileolated warbler, pile-on, pileous, pileous gland, piles, pile shoe, pileum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pile-on And yet the social media pile-on against Champion was swift. Is This The Most Hated Man in Books?: Twitter vs. Edward Champion\|Brandy Zadrozny\|September 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The media pile-on will change the way voters look at the debate, as happened after Gore's eye-rolling performance in 2000. Why President Obama, Despite Scoring Points, Fell Flat in the Denver Debate\|Howard Kurtz\|October 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The pile-on against this 17-year-old boy is pretty ugly, but I suppose unsurprising. Jonathan Krohn\|David Frum\|July 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The risk in the pile-on is that a real doozie will get missed, lost in the daily torrent. The Biggest Rand Paul Outrage Yet\|Kent Sepkowitz\|June 15, 2010\|DAILY BEAST
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