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Answer for the clue "An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off ", 11 letters:
excoriation

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Word definitions for excoriation in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Medieval Latin excoriationem (nominative excoriatio ), from past participle stem of Late Latin excoriare (see excoriate ).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.] The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.] A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of excoriate or flaying 2 The excoriated place or the state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion. 3 Severe verbal denouncing

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: abrasion , scratch , scrape ] severe censure

Usage examples of excoriation.

He said, smiling, rage boiling up to inner excoriation: "Abdication of authority.

Red-hot swords of fire pierced the soles of his feet in merciless excoriation and his nostrils were full of the sickening stench of scorching flesh.

The women (their noses in a chronic state of excoriation from smelling-salts) were always primed and loaded for a swoon, and ready to go off with hairtriggers.

Upon examining it, many excoriations were perceived, no doubt occasioned by the violence with which it had been thrust up and disengaged.