'Censure' definitions:
Definition of 'censure'
(from WordNet)
noun
Harsh criticism or disapproval [syn: censure, animadversion]
noun
The state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication, exclusion, censure]
verb
Definition of 'Censure'
From: GCIDE
- Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Censured; p. pr. & vb. n. Censuring.] [Cf. F. ensurer.]
- 1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge. [Obs.] "Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer." --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. [1913 Webster]
- I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. --Shak.
- Syn: To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Censure'
From: GCIDE
- Censure \Cen"sure\, n. [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. Censor.]
- 1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. [1913 Webster]
- Both the censure and the praise were merited. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. [1913 Webster]
- Excommunication or other censure of the church. --Bp. Burnet.
- Syn: Blame; reproof; condemnation; reprobation; disapproval; disapprobation; reprehension; animadversion; reprimand; reflection; dispraise; abuse. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Censure'
From: GCIDE
- Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i. To judge. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'censure'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accuse,
- anathema,
- anathematize,
- anathematizing,
- anathemize,
- animadvert on,
- annotate,
- approval,
- arraign,
- arraignment,
- aspersion,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- attaint,
- badge of infamy,
- bar sinister,
- baton,
- bend sinister,
- bespatter,
- black eye,
- black mark,
- blacken,
- blacklist,
- blame,
- blot,
- blow upon,
- blur,
- book review,
- brand,
- bring home to,
- broad arrow,
- call to account,
- cast blame upon,
- cast reflection upon,
- castigation,
- champain,
- citation,
- comment,
- complain against,
- condemn,
- condemnation,
- contemn,
- convict,
- conviction,
- criminate,
- critical bibliography,
- critical journal,
- critical notice,
- criticism,
- criticize,
- critique,
- cry down,
- cry out against,
- cry out on,
- cry shame upon,
- damn,
- damnation,
- death sentence,
- death warrant,
- decrial,
- decry,
- defame,
- defile,
- denounce,
- denouncement,
- denunciate,
- denunciation,
- disallow,
- disapprove,
- disdain,
- disparage,
- disparagement,
- doom,
- excommunicate,
- excommunication,
- excoriation,
- expose,
- expose to infamy,
- find guilty,
- flaying,
- fulminate against,
- fulmination,
- fustigation,
- gibbet,
- guilty verdict,
- hang in effigy,
- impeach,
- impeachment,
- implicate,
- implication,
- impugn,
- impugnment,
- imputation,
- incriminate,
- incrimination,
- inculpate,
- inculpation,
- indict,
- indictment,
- inveigh against,
- involve,
- involvement,
- judgment,
- knock,
- literary criticism,
- mark of Cain,
- moralize upon,
- notice,
- onus,
- oppose,
- pass sentence on,
- penalize,
- pillory,
- pillorying,
- point champain,
- pronounce judgment,
- pronounce sentence,
- proscribe,
- proscription,
- rap,
- rebuke,
- reflect upon,
- reflection,
- reject,
- report,
- reprehend,
- reprehension,
- reprimand,
- reproach,
- reprobate,
- reprobation,
- reprove,
- review,
- scorn,
- scout,
- sentence,
- shake up,
- skin,
- skinning alive,
- slur,
- smear,
- smirch,
- smudge,
- smutch,
- soil,
- spot,
- stain,
- stigma,
- stigmatism,
- stigmatization,
- stigmatize,
- strafe,
- stricture,
- sully,
- taint,
- tarnish,
- verdict of guilty,
- vilify