Akademik

excoriation

noun

1. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• Syn: ↑abrasion, ↑scratch, ↑scrape

• Derivationally related forms: ↑excoriate, ↑scrape (for: ↑scrape), ↑scratchy (for: ↑scratch), ↑scratch (for: ↑scratch), ↑abrade (for: ↑abrasion)

• Hypernyms: ↑wound, ↑lesion

• Hyponyms: ↑graze, ↑rope burn

2. severe censure

• Derivationally related forms: ↑excoriate

• Hypernyms: ↑denunciation, ↑denouncement

Useful english dictionary. 2012.