censure
Plural: censures
Noun
- harsh criticism or disapproval
- the state of being excommunicated
- The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- Official reprimand.
- A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
- A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.
Verb
Verb Forms: censured, censuring, censures
- To express severe disapproval of someone or something; to criticize.
- rebuke formally
- To criticize harshly.
- To formally rebuke.
- To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
Examples
- He didn’t CENSURE his opponent’s daring play, even if it meant a temporary lead.
Origin / Etymology
From 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censēre (“to consider, to assess, to value, to judge, to tax, etc.”).
Synonyms
animadversion, criminate, exclusion, excommunication, reprimand
Scrabble Score: 9
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