Excoriation vs. Laceration
Excoriation vs. Laceration
Test how “Excoriation” and “Laceration” look in your own writing.
Excoriation
Term AThe act of excoriating or flaying.
The excoriated place, or the state of being excoriated or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
A severe verbal denouncing.
The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.
Stripping of possession; spoliation.
Example: ‘A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort.’;
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
severe censure
Laceration
Term BAn irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.
Example: ‘The doctor sewed up the laceration in his arm.’;
The act of lacerating or tearing.
The act of lacerating.
A breach or wound made by lacerating.
a torn ragged wound
the act of lacerating
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