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
- [uncountable] (formal) the act of criticizing somebody/something severely