n. The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
n. Severe verbal denouncing
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
n. Stripping of possession; spoliation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of flaying; the operation of stripping off the skin.
n. Hence The act or process of abrading or galling; especially, a breaking or removal of the outer layers of the skin.
n. An abraded, galled, or broken surface of the skin.
n. . The act of stripping of possessions; spoliation; robbery.
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n. severe censure
n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Word Usage
"They will also suffer excoriation from the Repugs, who will say, "See, we knew your bill wouldn't make anything better," when in actuality, it will be the bill the Repugs wanted, i.e., the one without a public option."