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- DictionaryCen·sure/ˈsen(t)SHər/
verb
- 1. express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement: "a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct"
noun
- 1. the expression of formal disapproval: "angry delegates offered a resolution of censure against the offenders"
1. : a judgment involving condemnation. unorthodox practices awaiting the censure of the city council. 2. : the act of blaming or condemning sternly. The country faces international censure for its alleged involvement in the assassination. 3. : an official reprimand. The lawyer's misconduct resulted in a letter of censure from the judge. 4.
strong or vehement expression of disapproval: The newspapers were unanimous in their censure of the tax proposal. Synonyms: animadversion, stricture, reprimand, rebuke, reprehension, reproach, reproof, condemnation. Antonyms: praise. an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members. Antonyms: praise.
A censure is harsh criticism. They're both judgments and they both stink. Censure is a noun referring to very strong criticism; the verb means to criticize very strongly. If you take your dad's car without telling him, you can expect him to censure you severely, and maybe even ground you as well.
to express strong criticism or disapproval: Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal.
If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it. The ethics committee may take a decision to censure him.
to express strong criticism or disapproval: Government leaders were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms. attack (CRITICIZE) castigate formal. chastise (CRITICIZE) formal.
1. An expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. 2. An official rebuke, as by a legislature of one of its members. tr.v. cen·sured, cen·sur·ing, cen·sures.
An official condemnation, reprimand, or expression of adverse criticism, usually by a legislative or other formal body, of the conduct of one of its members or of someone whose behavior it monitors. To express strong disapproval of. To criticize harshly. To formally rebuke.
Jun 20, 2024 · censure ( countable and uncountable, plural censures) The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension . An official reprimand. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. ( obsolete) Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.
Censure, a custom called by this name, observed in divers manors in Cornwall and Devon, where all persons residing therein above the age of sixteen are cited to swear fealty to the lord, and to pay ii d. per poll, and i d. per ann. ever after; and these thus sworn are called censers.
