Definitions for censure
ˈsɛn ʃərcen·sure

Princeton's WordNet(2.80 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. censure, animadversion(noun)

   harsh criticism or disapproval

2. excommunication, exclusion, censure(verb)

   the state of being excommunicated

3. reprimand, censure, criminate(verb)

   rebuke formally

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. censure(Noun)

   The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

2. censure(Noun)

   An official reprimand.

3. censure(Noun)

   The state of excommunication.

4. censure(Verb)

   to criticize harshly

5. censure(Verb)

   to formally rebuke

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Censure(noun)

   judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion

2. Censure(noun)

   the act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame

3. Censure(noun)

   judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment

4. Censure(verb)

   to form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge

5. Censure(verb)

   to find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of

6. Censure(verb)

   to condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence

7. Censure(verb)

   to judge

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Censure

   A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, and a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Censure

   sen′shūr, n. an unfavourable judgment: blame: reproof: (obs.) criticism, judgment generally.—v.t. to blame: to condemn as wrong.—adj. Cen′surable, deserving of censure: blamable.—n. Cen′surableness.—adv. Cen′surably. [L. censūra, an opinion, a severe judgment—censēre, to estimate or judge.]

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of censure in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of censure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of censure in a Sentence

1. Alexander Pope, Essay on Criticism:

   Ten censure wrong, for one that writes amiss.

2. Joseph Addison:

   It is folly for an eminent person to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected by it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age, have passed through this fiery persecution. There is no defense against reproach but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness, as satires and invectives were an essential part of a Roman triumph.

3. Joe Manchin:

   Censure would allow this body to unite across party lines and as an equal branch of government to formally denounce the President's actions and hold him accountable.

4. Karen Bass:

   I'm not sure if censure is the right thing to do, but something absolutely should be done because The Washington Post.Other Republicans has been consistent in The Washington Post.Other Republicans disrespect, disregard for The Washington Post.Other Republicans colleagues, the Washington Post.Other Republicans party needs to absolutely do something definitive. I'm not so sure it should be the House, because if it's the House, then they'll blame it on the Democrats.

5. Jonathan Swift:

   Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.

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