excoriate

[US]/ˌeksˈkɔːrieɪt/
[UK]/ˌeksˈkɔːrieɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. scrape or wear off the skin, to strip off the skin, to severely criticize or denounce.
Word Forms
Past Tenseexcoriated
Present Participleexcoriating
Third Person Singularexcoriates
Past Participleexcoriated

Example Sentences

an editorial that excoriated the administration for its inaction.

His palms were excoriated by the hard labor of shoveling.

No longer should our legislators be able to publicly excoriate FDA employees while ignoring their own complicity.

The critic excoriated the new movie for its lack of originality.

She excoriated her colleague for making a careless mistake.

The journalist excoriated the government for its corruption.

He excoriated his team for their poor performance in the match.

The professor excoriated the students for not completing their assignments on time.

The boss excoriated the employees for their lack of professionalism.

She excoriated the company for its unethical business practices.

The coach excoriated the players for their lack of teamwork.

The teacher excoriated the student for cheating on the exam.

The activist excoriated the government for its human rights violations.

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