censure

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

US /ˈsɛnʃɚ/ UK /ˈsɛnʃə/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like censor /s/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like censer /s/ vs /ʃ/

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to express formal or severe disapproval of someone or something

The committee voted to censure the official for his misconduct.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to express formal or severe... condemn reprimand rebuke reprove blame criticize chastise reproach

Opposites

praise commend approve laud endorse

Word family

Derived forms censurablecensurercensured

Related forms censorcensoriouscensus

Etymology

From Latin censura ('assessment, judgment, the office of censor'), from censere ('to assess, judge, estimate').

censura Latin censere Latin

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment Register & Style

# censure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈsɛnʃɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɛnʃə

## Meanings
1. to express formal or severe disapproval of someone or something

## Examples
- The committee voted to censure the official for his misconduct.

## Synonyms
- condemn
- reprimand
- rebuke
- reprove
- blame
- criticize
- chastise
- reproach

## Antonyms
- praise
- commend
- approve
- laud
- endorse

## Derived Forms
- censurable
- censurer
- censured

## Related Forms
- censor
- censorious
- census

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

## Etymology
From Latin censura ('assessment, judgment, the office of censor'), from censere ('to assess, judge, estimate').

## AI Etymology
Censure is from Latin censura ('assessment, judgment, the office of censor'), from censere ('to assess, judge, estimate'). In present-day use, it means to express formal or severe disapproval of someone or something. Derived formations include censurable, censurer, and censured. Related vocabulary includes censor, censorious, and census.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Register & Style

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