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View synonyms for pile-on
pile-on
[ pahyl-on, ‐-awn ]
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): Social media encourages a kind of pile-on mentality that is very unforgiving of mistakes and flaws.
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pile-on1
Noun use of verb phrase pile on
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Example Sentences
And yet the social media pile-on against Champion was swift.
From The 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.
From The Daily Beast
The pile-on against this 17-year-old boy is pretty ugly, but I suppose unsurprising.
From The Daily Beast
The risk in the pile-on is that a real doozie will get missed, lost in the daily torrent.
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