From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.] 1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. [1913 Webster] 2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell. [1913 Webster]From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
excoriation n 1: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion, scratch, scrape, excoriation] 2: severe censure