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Excoriation
01
the action or process of severely criticizing someone or something harshly through verbal attack
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
excoriations
Examples
Employees feared the yearly performance reviews would involve public excoriation of their faults.
02
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Lexical Tree
excoriation
excoriate
