excoriation

Noun
  1. An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off (synset 114310051)
    is a type of: lesion, wound - an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
    subtypes:
    • graze - a superficial abrasion
    • rope burn - abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope
    same as: abrasion, scrape, scratch
  2. Severe censure (synset 107247874)
    is a type of: denouncement, denunciation - a public act of denouncing

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