excoriation
Syllables: ex·co·ri·at·ion/ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən/
excoriation noun: the act of excoriating or flaying.
Noun
excoriation (countable and uncountable, plural excoriations)
- The act of excoriating or flaying.
- The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
- A Perſon of Honour, of a full Body abounding with ſharp Humours, was ſeized with an Herpes on his right Leg. […] [I]t inflamed and ſwelled very much, many Wheals aroſe, and fretted one into another, with great Excoriation.1676, Richard Wiseman, “[A Treatise of Tumors.] Of an Herpes”, in Severall Chirurgical Treatises, London: Printed by E. Flesher and J[ohn] Macock, for R[ichard] Royston bookseller to His Most Sacred...
- A severe verbal denouncing.
excoriation meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian
excoriation in Tamil
- தால்பொரிதல், தோல் உரித்தல்
excoriation in Tagalog
- flaying
- lalak, paglalak
excoriation in Indonesian
- skin abrasion
- ekskoriasi
Forms of excoriation
| plural | excoriations |
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Origin of excoriation
From excoriate + -ion.
Words formed from excoriation
Words that rhyme with excoriation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about excoriation
- What does excoriation mean?
- Excoriation means the act of excoriating or flaying.
- What is excoriation in Tamil?
- Excoriation in Tamil is தால்பொரிதல், தோல் உரித்தல். See Excoriation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is excoriation?
- Excoriation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce excoriation?
- Excoriation is pronounced /ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of excoriation?
- The plural of excoriation is excoriations.
Words near excoriation in the dictionary
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