excoriate[verb]Synonyms: chafe, abrade, fret, gall, rub, lambaste, blister, castigate, flay, lash (into), scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, slash
Related Idioms: tear into
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ex‧co‧ri‧ate /ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of excoriare, from Latin corium 'skin']
formal to express a very bad opinion of a book, play etc:
an excoriating review in ‘The Times’ [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲