About The Word Excoriation
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Excoriation
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What's The Definition Of Excoriation?
[n] severe censure
[n] an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off Synonyms | Synonyms for Excoriation: abrasion | scrape | scratch Related Terms | Find terms related to Excoriation: See Also | denouncement | denunciation | graze | lesion | rope burn | wound Excoriation In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.]
A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell.
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