EXCORIATION

excoriation

(noun) severe censure

abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation

(noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

excoriation (plural excoriations)

The act of excoriating or flaying.

The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

A severe verbal denouncing.

Source: Wiktionary

Ex*co`ri*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excoriation.]

1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.

2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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