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Excoriation
01
the action or process of severely criticizing someone or something harshly through verbal attack
Examples
Employees feared the yearly performance reviews would involve public excoriation of their faults.
The excoriation he received on social media for his comments stayed with him long after.
02
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
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