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Definitions for: Excoriation [n] severe censure
[n] an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, scratch
See Also: denouncement, denunciation, graze, lesion, rope burn, wound
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