excoriate

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
2. verb To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
3. verb To strongly condemn or criticize.

   The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.

4. adjective Excoriated.

Similar words

decry objurgate condemn abrade assail flay exulcerate discruciate excorticate excarnificate

Often followed by

the them him his a and those their her

Word family

excoriated excoriates excoriating excoriation excoriations