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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley