Excoriation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Excoriation is a noun meaning The act of excoriating or flaying.
Meaning
The act of excoriating or flaying.
More Meanings
- The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
- A severe verbal denouncing.
Example Sentences
A Perſon of Honour, of a full Body abounding with ſharp Humours, was ſeized with an Herpes on his right Leg. […] [I]t inflamed and ſwelled very much, many Wheals aroſe, and fretted one into another, with great Excoriation.
Word Forms
- excoriations
Synonyms for excoriation
Depending on context, synonyms include scrape, abrasion, scratch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abrasion, scrape, scratch, flaying, excruciation, flagellation.
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