'Excoriation' definitions:

Definition of 'excoriation'

(from WordNet)
noun
An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation]
noun
Severe censure

Definition of 'Excoriation'

From: GCIDE
  • Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.]
  • 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell. [1913 Webster]

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