Excoriating

/ɪkˈskɔːrieɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of severely criticizing or condemning; or the ongoing process of scraping or wearing away skin.

Etymology

Present participle of 'excoriate,' formed by adding '-ing' to show the continuous action of criticizing harshly or damaging skin.

Kelly Says

An 'excoriating review' has become the book critic's nightmare—it's when someone doesn't just dislike your work but methodically dismantles it piece by piece in the most damaging way possible.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም
se-lam
ARالعربية
مذم
madhham
BNবাংলা
অনিন্দিত
o-nin-di-t
CACatalà
censur
sen-soor
CSČeština
ostrý
os-tr-y
DADansk
sarkastisk
sar-ka-s-tist
DEDeutsch
exkorriierend
eks-kor-ee-er-ent
ELΕλληνικά
εξαιρετικά επίκριτικός
ef-sa-i-re-ti-ka ef-kri-ti-kos
ESEspañol
excoriantes
eks-koh-ree-an-tes
FAفارسی
مخرب
makhrab
FISuomi
syrjivä
syr-ji-vä
FRFrançais
excoriantes
eks-koh-ree-an-t
GUGU
શિલ્પ
shi-lp
HAHA
ta'am
ta-am
HEעברית
הַרעִיל
ha-ra-il
HIहिन्दी
निंदात्मक
ni-ndaa-tma-k
HUMagyar
sértegető
ser-te-get-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghina
men-hi-na
IGIG
ịgba
ee-gba
ITItaliano
sberleffante
sber-lef-fan-te
JA日本語
酷評する
kūhyō suru
KKKK
өсіп
o-sip
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kas
KO한국어
비난하는
bi-nan-haneun
MRMR
शोषित
sho-shit
MSBahasa Melayu
menghina
men-hi-na
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyau-kya-r
NLNederlands
excoriër
eks-ko-ree-er
NONorsk
sarkastisk
sar-ka-s-tist
PAPA
ਗਲਤ
gal-at
PLPolski
okaleczy
o-ka-lecz-i
PTPortuguês
excoriantes
eks-koh-ree-an-tes
RORomână
împietător
im-pi-e-to-ar
RUРусский
оскорбительный
os-kor-bit-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
sarkastisk
sar-ka-s-tist
SWKiswahili
kuta
koo-ta
TAதமிழ்
அறறியம்
a-r-ri-yam
TEతెలుగు
పేచడం
pa-cha-dam
THไทย
ตำหนิ
tam-ni
TLTL
pagsusuk
pa-gsoo-suk
TRTürkçe
kınayan
ki-na-yan
UKУкраїнська
зневажливий
z-ne-va-zh-li-vyy
URاردو
تنقید
tan-qid
VITiếng Việt
tấn ˈcảnh
tan chan
YOYO
ṣẹ̀gbẹ̀
she-ge-be
ZH中文
严厉批评
yánlì pīpíng
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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