censure
From WikiWord, the free dictionary
/ˈsɛn.sjə/
English
Definitions
noun
- The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- An official reprimand.
- Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
- Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion.
verb
- To criticize harshly.
- To formally rebuke.
- To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
Related words
Synonyms
reprimandanimadversioncriminateexcommunicationexclusioncondemnationdenouncecondemncondemningblamedecryadmonitiondisapprovaladmonishreproverebuke