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Word: Censure
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence’): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛnʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
Short Definition:express severe disapproval of person or thing
Examples:- the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade
- shareholders censured the bank for its extravagance
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