censure
verb | /censure/
to express formal disapproval of someone or something
censure
verb | /censure/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMto express formal disapproval of someone or something
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"The senator was censured by his peers for unethical behaviour."
"The editor faced censure for publishing the misleading article."
Mnemonic Trick
Censure = Censor + Sure → formal disapproval or rebuke.
Etymology
From Latin censura = judgment, from censeo 'to assess'
used for formal expressions of disapproval
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