excoriation

/ˈɛks.kɔ.ɹi.eɪʃən/

ƐKS · kɔ · ɹi · eɪʃən (4 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

The act of excoriating or flaying.

Etymology

From excoriate + -ion.

Example Sentences

  • "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."
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