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