Definition of excoriation Excoriation

/ɛkskɔˈɹiejˌʃʌn/ - [ekskoreeeyshun] - ex•co•ri•a•tion

We found 8 definitions of excoriation from 4 different sources.

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What does excoriation mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: excoriations

excoriation - severe censure
  denouncement, denunciation a public act of denouncing
excoriation - an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  abrasion, scratch, scrape
  lesion, wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part
  graze the act of grazing
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • 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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • excoriation (n.)
    The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
  • excoriation (n.)
    Stripping of possession; spoliation.

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