MEANING
An expression of serious disapproval, especially a formal rebuke.
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Words that belong together
- public censure
- official censure
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Public censure cost him the support he had taken for granted.
She accepted official censure but refused to alter her account.
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Word forms
- Base
- censure
- Past tense
- censured
- Past participle
- censured
- Present participle
- censuring
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually mass noun; plural censures for formal rebukes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: censures.
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