English Explanatory Dictionary

excoriation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of excoriating or flaying.
  2. The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
  3. A severe verbal denouncing.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən/

Word forms

excoriation excoriations

Etymology

From excoriate + -ion.

Derived words

excoriation disorder
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