excoriation
noun/ɪkˌskɔːriˈeɪʃn/
/ɪkˌskɔːriˈeɪʃn/
- [uncountable, countable] (medical) a medical condition in which a person's skin becomes painful, and often red, and so starts to come off; an area of skin that is affected by this condition
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- [uncountable] (formal) the act of criticizing somebody/something severely
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