Excoriate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

express strong disapproval of

tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskˈɔːɹɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskˈɔːɹɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskˈɔːɹɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkskˈɔːɹɪˌeɪt/.

Examples

We condemn the racism in South Africa
These ideas were reprobated
This leash chafes the dog's neck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chafe objurgate condemn reprobate decry

Parts of Speech

verb	express strong disapproval of “We condemn the racism in South Africa”
verb	tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading “This leash chafes the dog's neck”

Word Forms

condemnatory	adjective	containing or imposing condemnation or censure
condemnation	noun	the condition of being strongly disapproved of
reprobation	noun	severe disapproval
excoriation	noun	severe censure
chafe	noun	soreness and warmth caused by friction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verärgern

äußern Sie starke Missbilligung

🇫🇷French

excorier

exprimer sa vive désapprobation à l'égard

🇪🇸Spanish

excoriar

expresar una fuerte desaprobación de

🇮🇹Italian

escoriare

esprimere forte disapprovazione

🇳🇱Dutch

excoreren

een sterke afkeuring uiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

escoriar

expressar forte desaprovação

🇷🇺Russian

раздражать

выразить резкое неодобрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रगड़ डालना

के प्रति कड़ी अस्वीकृति व्यक्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজিত করা

এর তীব্র অসম্মতি প্রকাশ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

excorate

கடும் கண்டனத்தை தெரிவிக்கின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉక్కిరిబిక్కిరి చేయండి

తీవ్ర అసంతృప్తిని వ్యక్తం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित करणे

तीव्र नापसंती व्यक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

ની તીવ્ર અસંમતિ વ્યક્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ರೇಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

excorate

ശക്തമായ വിയോജിപ്പ് പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

苛责

表示强烈反对

🇯🇵Japanese

傷つく

～に強い反対を表明する

🇰🇷Korean

벗겨지다

에 대해 강한 반대 의사를 표명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chỉ trích

bày tỏ sự không đồng tình mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

สะเดาะเคราะห์

แสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยอย่างแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengkritik

menyatakan ketidaksetujuan yang kuat terhadap

🇵🇭Filipino

magalit

magpahayag ng matinding hindi pagsang-ayon sa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سخر

التعبير عن الرفض الشديد

🇮🇷Persian

پاک کردن

ابراز مخالفت شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

dışlamak

şiddetle onaylamadığını ifade etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לגרות

להביע אי הסכמה חריפה

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The primary meaning of 'excoriate' is 'express strong disapproval of'.

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