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Definitions: Excoriation |
ExcoriationNoun1. An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. 2. Severe censure. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression excoriation.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: ExcoriationSynonyms: abrasion (n), scrape (n), scratch (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Divestment | Nudity; bareness; Adjective: undress; dishabille; the altogether; nudation, denudation; decortication, depilation, excoriation, desquamation; molting; exfoliation; trichosis. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Excoriation |
| English words defined with "excoriation": Tagsore. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "excoriation": Dermatitis, Atopic. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Excoriation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (excoriation). |
| "Excoriation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Excoriation" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
excoriation | 7 |
excoriation neurotic | 5 |
excoriation psychogenic | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "excoriation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zhvoshkje (decoration, husking, raw, rawness), qërim (paring), heqje lëkurës. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سحجة, شجب (condemn, condemnation, decry, denounce, denouncement, denunciation, execrate, fulminate, rail, reprehend, stigmatize). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | олющено място, обелване (exfoliation, paring, peeling), обелено място, одиране. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | odření. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ekskoriation (abrasion), hudafskrabning,excoriation (abrasion), hudafskrabning (abrasion), abrasion (abrasion), abrasio (abrasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | excoriatio (abrasion), ontvelling (abrasion, scratch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | excoriation, condamnation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Excoriatio (abrasion), Schuerfwunde (abrasion), Schürfwunde (abrasion, graze), Hautabschuerfung (abrasion), Abschuerfung (abrasion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εκδορά (abrasion, flaying, pelting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | felsértés, megperzselés (scorch, singe), megkritizálás, lenyúzás (skinning, stripping), ledorongolás (knock, repulse, snorter, squelch), kidörzsölés, horzsolt seb, horzsolódás, felhorzsolódás, felhorzsolás (chafe, chafing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | escoriazione (abrasion, graze). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | fanney (bite, bite of wind, dress down, flay, fleece, fly-fishing, scalp, skin, skinning, slash, slashing, slating, soak, tirade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | excoriationay esfolar (bark, desquamate, flay, fleece, flench, flense, fling, fret, gall, graze, milk, pelting, rase, raw, raze, scale, scalp, skin, skinning, strip, to flay, to skin, to take off the skin), escoriação (abrasion, chafe, excrement, gall, raw, rawness), ferida abrasiva (abrasion). (various references) jupuialã (fleecing, robbing, skinning). (various references) ссадина (abrasion, chap, erosion, gall, galling, raw, scratch), экскориация (scratch), царапина (notch, scrape, scratch). (various references) osuda (censure, condemnation, conviction, criticism, denunciation, disapproval, verdict), oguljenje. (various references) excoriación (abrasion). (various references) eleştirme (criticising, faultfinding), suçlama (accusal, accusation, accusing, arraignment, blame, blaming, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, crimination, denunciation, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, plaint, rap, reproach), derisini yüzme. (various references) облуплювання. (various references) sự l m tuột da, sự l m sầy da, sự chỉ trích gắt gao, lời phê bình gắt gao, lời chỉ trích gắt gao, chỗ tuột da, chỗ sầy da sự bóc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "excoriation": excoriations. (additional references) | |
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"Excoriation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: excoration. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "excoriation" (pronounced ekskô"rēā'shun) |
| 4 | -ā' sh u n | alliteration, alternation, brutalization, circulation, conceptualization, decimation, deterioration, homogenization, incineration, oversimplification, reeducation, reintegration, substation, syncopation, workstation. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-i-n-o-o-r-t-x" | |
-3 letters: anoretic, anorexic, coronate, creation, exaction, reaction. | |
-4 letters: aconite, carotin, cartoon, ceratin, certain, citrine, cointer, coition, coontie, coranto, coronae, coronet, creatin, crinite, enactor, erotica, exactor, exciton, excitor, exotica, inciter, inertia, inexact, neritic, noritic, noticer, oneiric, oration, tacrine, xerotic. | |
-5 letters: acetin, action, aeonic, anoxic, aortic, aroint, atoner, atonic, axenic, axonic, canter, cantor, carnet, carnie, carton. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-i-n-o-o-r-t-x" | |
+1 letter: excoriations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 63 6F 72 69 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- -.-. --- .-. .. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01100011 01101111 01110010 01101001 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x c o r i a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0063 006F 0072 0069 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3990698184756786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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