excoriation
/ɪkˌskɔriˈeɪʃən/
noun
- Harsh criticism or severe verbal attack.
- Her excoriation of the company's policies went viral on social media.
- The politician faced public excoriation after the scandal broke.
- The movie received excoriation from nearly every major critic.
- A raw, damaged area on the skin caused by scratching, rubbing, or injury.
- A small excoriation on his knee healed quickly after he cleaned it.
- The doctor examined the excoriation on the patient's arm from the cat scratch.
- Constant scratching from the rash led to an excoriation that became infected.
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