excoriate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin
2. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To strongly condemn or criticize.

Adj

Excoriated.

Synonyms

flay

condemn

decry

skin

scuff

chafe

denounce

objurgate

blast

abrade

excoriated

reprobate

berate

humiliate

inveigh

mortify

put to shame

raw

scold

scratch

shave

tear apart

tell off

upbraid

wear

wear down

wearing

wear-out

wornout

have words

punish severely

treat with contempt

foreworn

scold severely

harsh on

attrition wear

wear-and-tear

abrade wear

abrasion

bawl out

belabor

belabour

castigate

criticize

debase

defacement

degrade

disgrace

fray

graze

Translations

heruntermachen

abschürfen

schälen

irritar

sıyrılma

vernichtend kritisieren

escoriare

abschälen

excoriar

mißbilligen

heftig angreifen

scharf kritisieren

wund scheuern

γδέρνω

هج

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈskɔɹ.iˌeɪt/

Etymology

First attested in the first part of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English *excoriaten (only attested in its past participle), borrowed from Late Latin excoriātus perfect passive participle of excoriō (“to take the skin or hide off, flay, skin”), from ex- (“out off, from”) + corium (“hide, skin”) + -ō. Regular participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English, later archaic.