Noun: excoriation ek,sko-ree'ey-shun or ik,sko-ree'ey-shun
- Severe censure
"The politician faced excoriation from the media for his controversial remarks"
- An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
"The doctor treated the excoriation with an antibiotic ointment";
- abrasion, scratch, scrape
Derived forms: excoriations
Type of: denouncement, denunciation, lesion, wound
Encyclopedia: Excoriation