excoriation.

1. Loss or removal of a surface layer, especially skin through scratching or abrasion.

2. Harsh and sustained verbal condemnation.

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Words that belong together

• skin excoriation

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Scratching caused skin excoriation.

Excoriation exposed the tender layer.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular excoriation; plural excoriations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.