censurable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɛnʃərəbəl/ UK /ˈsɛnʃərəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
deserving strong disapproval or official blame

The committee found his conduct seriously censurable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · deserving strong... blameworthy reprehensible culpable blamable objectionablereprovable

Opposites

praiseworthy commendable blameless

Word family

Derived forms censurably

Related forms censurecensurercensorcensorious

Etymology

From censure + -able, from Latin censura ('assessment, judgment'), from censere ('to assess, judge').

censura Latin censere Latin

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# censurable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈsɛnʃərəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɛnʃərəbəl

## Meanings
1. deserving strong disapproval or official blame

## Examples
- The committee found his conduct seriously censurable.

## Synonyms
- blameworthy
- reprehensible
- culpable
- blamable
- objectionable
- reprovable

## Antonyms
- praiseworthy
- commendable
- blameless

## Derived Forms
- censurably

## Related Forms
- censure
- censurer
- censor
- censorious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: censura
- Root: censere

## Etymology
From censure + -able, from Latin censura ('assessment, judgment'), from censere ('to assess, judge').

## AI Etymology
Censurable is an adjective meaning "deserving strong disapproval or official blame". Historically, it is from censure + -able, from Latin censura ('assessment, judgment'), from censere ('to assess, judge'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: censurable is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "deserving strong disapproval or official blame", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin censura with Latin censere. Close English family members include censurably, censure, censurer, censor, and censorious.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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