English-Thai Dictionary

censure

N การ ตำหนิ  การ ติเตียน  kan-tam-ni

 

censure

VI วิจารณ์ อย่างรุนแรง  criticize wi-jan-yang-run-raeng

 

censure

VT ตำหนิ  ติเตียน  ติ  blame rebuke reprimand tam-ni

 

censure for

PHRV กล่าว ตำหนิ  ติเตียน  klao-tam-ni

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CENSURE

n. 1. The act of blaming or finding fault and condemning as wrong; applicable to the moral conduct, or to the works of men. When applied to persons, it is nearly equivalent to blame, reproof, reprehension, reprimand. It is an expression of disapprobation, which often implies reproof.
2. Judicial sentence; judgment that condemns. An ecclesiastical censure is a sentence of condemnation, or penalty inflicted on a member of a church for mal-conduct, by which he is deprived of the communion of the church, or prohibited from executing the sacerdotal office.

 

CENSURE

v.t. 1. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of; as, to censure a man, or his manners, or his writings.
We laugh at vanity, oftener than we censure pride.
2. To condemn by a judicial sentence, as in ecclesiastical affairs.
3. To estimate.

 

CENSURE

v.i.To judge.

 

CENSURED

pp. Blaming; finding fault with; condemning.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CENSURE

Cen "sure, n. Etym: [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure. Cf. Censor. ]

 

1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs. ] Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Shak.

 

2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as wrong; reprehension; blame. Both the censure and the praise were merited. Macaulay.

 

3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment. Excommunication or other censure of the church. Bp. Burnet.

 

Syn. -- Blame; reproof; condemnation; reprobation; disapproval; disapprobation; reprehension; animadversion; reprimand; reflection; dispraise; abuse.

 

CENSURE

Cen "sure, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Censured; p. pr. & vb. n. Censuring.]Etym: [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.

 

2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to express disapprobation of. I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty. Shak.

 

3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical sentence. Shak.

 

Syn. -- To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend; reprimand.

 

CENSURE

CENSURE Cen "sure, v. i.

 

Defn: To judge. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

CENSURER

CENSURER Cen "sur *er, n.

 

Defn: One who censures. Sha.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

censure

cen sure |ˈsenSHər ˈsɛn (t )ʃər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] express severe disapproval of (someone or something ), typically in a formal statement: a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct. ▶noun the expression of formal disapproval: angry delegates offered a resolution of censure against the offenders | they paid the price in social ostracism and family censure. DERIVATIVES cen sur a ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence ’): from Old French censurer (verb ), censure (noun ), from Latin censura ‘judgment, assessment, ’ from censere ‘assess. ’ usage: On the difference in meaning between censure and censor, see usage at censor .

 

Oxford Dictionary

censure

censure |ˈsɛnʃə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] express severe disapproval of (someone or something ), especially in a formal statement. ▶noun [ mass noun ] the formal expression of severe disapproval: two MPs were singled out for censure | [ count noun ] : despite episcopal censures, the practice continued. DERIVATIVES censurable adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence ’): from Old French censurer (verb ), censure (noun ), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment ’, from censere ‘assess ’. usage: Censure and censor, although quite different in meaning, are frequently confused. Both words can function as verbs and nouns, but censure means ‘express severe disapproval of ’ ( the country was censured for human rights abuses ) or ‘the expression of severe disapproval ’, while censor means ‘examine (a book, film, etc. ) and suppress unacceptable parts of it ’ ( the letters she received were censored ) or ‘an official who censors books, films, etc. ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

censure

censure verb he was censured for his conduct. See reprimand (verb ). ▶noun a note of censure: condemnation, criticism, attack, abuse; reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, reproof, upbraiding, disapproval, reproach, scolding, obloquy; informal flak, dressing-down, tongue-lashing; formal excoriation, castigation. ANTONYMS approval. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See censor . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See rebuke . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

censure

censure verb the commission censured him for his conduct. See reprimand. ▶noun his voice took on a note of censure: condemnation, criticism, attack, abuse, revilement; reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, admonition, reproof, reproval, upbraiding, castigation, berating, denunciation, disapproval, reproach, scolding, chiding, reprehension, obloquy, vituperation; rare excoriation, objurgation. ANTONYMS approval, commendation.

 

French Dictionary

censure

censure n. f. nom féminin Contrôle exercé par une autorité sur des écrits, des spectacles avant d ’en autoriser la diffusion, la représentation. : Faut-il abolir la censure?

 

censurer

censurer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Interdire tout ou partie d ’un texte, d ’un spectacle, d ’un film, etc. : Un article censuré, une scène censurée. S ’empêcher d ’exprimer librement le fond de sa pensée. : Les journalistes ont été sommés de se censurer afin d ’éviter les poursuites. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elles se sont censurées légèrement. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

censure

cen sure /sénʃə r /動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -suring 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈権力者などが 〉 «…のことで » 〈人 〉を非難 [酷評 ]する ; 厳しく責める , 譴責 （けんせき ）する «for , for do ing » ▸ The lawyer was censured by the court .その弁護士は裁判所からの譴責を受けた 名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠ «…に対する » 非難 ; 酷評 ; 譴責 ; 不信任 «on » ▸ pass a vote of censure on the Cabinet 内閣不信任案を通過させる .