[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

excoriation \exco`ria"tion\, n. cf. f. excoriation.
   1. the act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being
      excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
      1913 webster

   2. stripping of possession; spoliation. obs.
      1913 webster

            a pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --howell.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

excoriation
     n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off syn: abrasion,
           scratch, scrape
     2: severe censure
see also:
abrasion scratch scrape 

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