censure Definition

censure
noun

1. Severe criticism or disapproval.

Thesaurus: criticism, disapproval, reproach, admonition, blame, castigation, rebuke, remonstrance, reprobation, reprimand, denunciation; Antonym: approval, praise, compliments.

verb

censured, censuring
1. To criticize severely or express strong disapproval of someone or something.

Thesaurus: condemn, rebuke, scold, chide, blame, upbraid, reprimand, berate, denounce, castigate, tell off; Antonym: approve, compliment, praise.

Derivative: censurable
adj

Etymology: 17c in this sense; 14c in obsolete sense ‘a spiritual punishment': French, from Latin censura, from censere to estimate or assess.