excoriation

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ik skôr′ē ā′shən, -skōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•co•ri•a•tion  (ik skôr′ē ā′shən, -skōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of excoriating.
  2. the state of being excoriated.
  3. an excoriated place on the body.
  • Medieval Latin excoriātiōn- (stem of excoriātiō). See excoriate, -ion
  • late Middle English excoriacioun 1375–1425

'excoriation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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