excoriation

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There is an excoriation of the writing of Tom Wolfe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Misunderstood masterpiece or lousy meal, a richly deserved excoriation or hatchet job, what is clear is that Mr. Pellegrino had unexpectedly emerged as the ultimate caricature of the self-obsessed haute cuisine chef.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

Writing in the November 22 issue of NME, Charles Shaar Murray continued the excoriation: "Lennon and Ono appear on the cover clamped in a passionate embrace," Murray writes.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2020

It echoed a similar excoriation by Michelle Obama, the former first lady, two days earlier.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2020

Howard, uncomfortable with Smith’s excoriation of Workman, made a point of praising the jockey to reporters.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand