Plural of excoriation; severe criticisms or condemnations, or areas of skin that have been scraped or worn away and are raw.
Noun form of 'excoriate' with the suffix '-tion,' creating plural with '-s.' The word can refer to physical injuries or figurative verbal attacks.
Doctors use 'excoriations' to describe scratched skin, while critics use it for damaged reputations—the dual meaning shows how perfectly metaphors link physical and emotional pain.
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