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Excoriate vs Humiliate - What's the difference?

excoriate | humiliate |

In lang=en terms the difference between excoriate and humiliate

is that excoriate is to strongly denounce or censure while humiliate is to injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

As verbs the difference between excoriate and humiliate

is that excoriate is to wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay while humiliate is to injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

excoriate

English

Verb

(excoriat)
  • To wear off the skin of; to chafe or flay.
  • To strongly denounce or censure.
  • * 2004 , , Iron Council , 2005 Trade paperback ed., ISBN 0-345-45842-7. p. 464:
  • Madeleina di Farja had described Ori, and Cutter had envisaged an angry, frantic, pugnacious boy eager to fight, excoriating his comrades for supposed quiescence.
  • * 2006 , Patrick Healy " Spitzer and Clinton Win in N.Y. Primary," New York Times , 13 Sep. (retrieved 7 Oct. 2008):
  • Mr. Green, a former city public advocate and candidate for mayor in 2001, ran ads excoriating Mr. Cuomo’s ethics.

    Synonyms

    * (to wear off the skin of) abrade, chafe, flay * (to strongly denounce or censure) condemn, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off

    Derived terms

    * excoriator * excoriation

    Anagrams

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    humiliate

    English

    Verb

    (humiliat)
  • To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.
  • Synonyms

    * debase * disgrace * humble * shame * See also