(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