Definition/Meaning of censure

• English - Noun: censure ( plural censures ) The act of blaming , criticizing , or condemning as wrong; reprehension . Macaulay Both the censure and the praise were merited . An official reprimand . Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment . Bishop Burnet excommunication or other censure of the church ( obsolete ) Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion . William…
• English - Verb: censure ( third-person singular simple present censures , present participle censuring , simple past and past participle censured ) to criticize harshly Shakespeare I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty . to formally rebuke ( obsolete ) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge . Beaumont and Fletcher Should I say more , you might well censure me a…
• English - Etymology: 1350–1400 Middle English , from Old French , from Latin censūra ( “ censor's office or assessment ” ), from censere ( “ to tax , assess , value , judge , consider , etc . ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈsɛn.sjə/ , /ˈsɛn.sʃə/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/
• English - Related terms: censor censorial censorious censorship census