Associations to the word «Excoriation»

Wiktionary

EXCORIATION, noun. The act of excoriating or flaying
EXCORIATION, noun. The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
EXCORIATION, noun. Severe verbal denouncing

Dictionary definition

EXCORIATION, noun. An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.
EXCORIATION, noun. Severe censure.

Wise words

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