English Explanatory Dictionary

censure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
  2. Official reprimand.
  3. A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
  4. A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.
verb
  1. To criticize harshly.
  2. To formally rebuke.
  3. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛn.ʃə/ /ˈsɛns.jʊə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃ(j)ʊə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/ /ˈsen.ʃə/ en-au-censure.ogg

Word forms

censure censures censuring censured

Etymology

From 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censēre (“to consider, to assess, to value, to judge, to tax, etc.”).

Synonyms

admonishment dispraise disapprobation attainder attainture attaintment blame censure condemnation condemning damnation disapproval improbation reprehension brickbatting castigation chastisement criticism critique discommendation panning vituperation discipline punishment sanction correction penalty punition sentence conclusion idea view award choice decision deduction determination ergotism illation inference judgement/judgment mind opinion result sight take verdict castigate excoriate lay into admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash scorch blast berate berisp

Related words

censor censorial censorious censorship census

Derived words

censurability censurable censureless censureship censurious miscensure recensure uncensuring
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