Meaning of EXCORIATION
| Pronunciation: | | ik`skowree'eyshun
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- [n] severe censure
- [n] an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
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| | Synonyms: | | abrasion, scrape, scratch |
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| | See Also: | | denouncement, denunciation, graze, lesion, rope burn, wound | |
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| | 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.
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