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Noun: censure  sen-shu(r)
  1. Harsh criticism or disapproval
    "The book review was filled with censure, condemning the author's style";
    - animadversion
     
  2. The state of being excommunicated
    "The writer's censure by the literary community affected his career";
    - excommunication, exclusion
Verb: censure  sen-shu(r)
  1. Rebuke formally
    "The committee censured the senator for his unethical behaviour";
    - reprimand, criminate

Derived forms: censured, censures, censuring

Type of: condemnation, criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], disapprobation, knock [informal], pick apart, rejection

Encyclopedia: Censure