EXCORIATION


Meaning of EXCORIATION in English

(ˌ)ekˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən, ik- noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English excoriacioun, from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French excoriation, from Medieval Latin excoriation-, excoriatio, from Late Latin excoriatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the act of excoriating or state of being excoriated either physically or verbally

marked chafing and excoriation of the skin

his violent excoriation of his adversaries

2. : an instance or product of excoriation:

a. : a raw irritated lesion (as of the skin or a mucosal surface)

b. : a scathingly censorious utterance

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.