Associations to the word «Excoriation»

Wiktionary

EXCORIATION, noun. The act of excoriating or flaying
EXCORIATION, noun. The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
EXCORIATION, noun. Severe verbal denouncing

Dictionary definition

EXCORIATION, noun. An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.
EXCORIATION, noun. Severe censure.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle