self-censorship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of censoring one's own work or what one says without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority, often for fear of sanctions.

Word forms

self-censorship self-censorships

Etymology

From self- + censorship.

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