excoriate

Verb

Meaning

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

express strong disapproval of

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Synonyms

condemn decry chafe reprobate objurgate flay peel attack hammer pan slam sledge chastise skin abuse
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Antonyms

revere adore worship celebrate praise acclaim
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Hypernyms

denounce abrade rub off abrase corrade rub down

Anagrams

exoterica

Examples

This leash chafes the dog's neck Source: Internet

We condemn the racism in South Africa Source: Internet

These ideas were reprobated Source: Internet

“This is the part where I’m supposed to cite the United States Copyright Act, excoriate you for not complying with some subparagraph that I’m too lazy to look up and threaten you with eternal damnation for doing so,” continued Paterno. Source: Internet

She read the mail that flowed in to excoriate and dismiss her. Source: Internet

In the essay "Juicers," the author bemoans her own ability to find an adequately superior position from which to excoriate the texts she reviews. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

excommunion exconjugant excoriable excoriatingly excoriation excoriation disorder