censur-, censor-
(Latin: to count, to reckon, to assess, to estimate, to value, to deem, to judge; judgment, criticism; Latin censura and French censure)
censive
censor, censored
censorate
censorial (adjective), more censorial, most censorial
Pertaining to a censor: The censorial officials supervised and scrutinized publiclcations and films for offensive and unacceptable content.
censorian
censoring
1. Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to an enemy.
2. Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances.
2. Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances.
censorious
1. Harshly critical or expressing censure.
2. Inclined or eager to criticize people or things.
3. Severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
2. Inclined or eager to criticize people or things.
3. Severely critical; faultfinding; carping.
censoriously
censoriousness
censorship
1. Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy.
2. The deletion or suppression of all or part of a play, movie, letter, or publication considered offensive.
3. The suppression or attempted suppression of something regarded as objectionable.
4. In psychology, the prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.
2. The deletion or suppression of all or part of a play, movie, letter, or publication considered offensive.
3. The suppression or attempted suppression of something regarded as objectionable.
4. In psychology, the prevention of disturbing or painful thoughts or feelings from reaching consciousness except in a disguised form.
censual
censurable (adjective), more censurable, most censurable
Regarding a person or something deserving blame or criticism: Thomas was acting very injurious towards his sister and justified his parents in sending him to his room for his censurable behavior.
censurably (adverb), more censurably, most censurably
Descriptive of how a person deserves blame or condemnation: Jack hurt his sister on purpose which his mother censurably reproved and sent him to his room!
The act of blaming; an act of disapproval; hostile criticism; a rebuke: "Bobby was about to reach for another piece of cake, but he stopped because his mother gave him a look of censure."
"Lisa usually practiced daily on her piano; so, she didn't think she deserved censure from her orchestra director for skipping two days to visit her sick aunt."
censure (verb), censures; censured; censuring
To officially and to strongly criticize someone or something publicly for having done the wrong thing: The mayor was strongly censured by newspapers and citizens for smoking pot, or marijuana, and denying that he did any such thing until the video was shown showing him actually doing it.
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