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censure

/ˈsenʃə(r)/noun

उच्चारण सेन्शर

कड़ी निंदा, भर्त्सना

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal

    strong criticism or disapproval

    कड़ी निंदा, भर्त्सना

    • His conduct drew censure from the court.
    • a vote of censure
    • The report earned the minister public censure.
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    • The court's censure of the officers was severe.
    • The leader faced censure for his careless remarks.

    Synonyms condemnation reproach rebuke

    Opposite praise approval commendation

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (for sth) formal

    to criticize somebody severely and publicly

    कड़ी निंदा करना, फटकारना

    • The minister was censured for his remarks.
    • The committee censured the officer for ignoring the complaint.
    • The judge censured the police for their slow action.
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    • The council censured him for misusing funds.
    • The editor was censured for printing a false story.

    Synonyms condemn rebuke reprimand

    Opposite praise commend

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

censure or censor?

Censure means to criticize strongly. Censor means to remove parts of a film, book or letter that are considered unacceptable.

Censure का अर्थ 'कड़ी निंदा करना' है। Censor का अर्थ 'फ़िल्म, किताब या पत्र के आपत्तिजनक हिस्से हटाना' है।

§Grammar and usage

The censure/censor confusion is tested in sentence improvement.

Sentence improvement में censure और censor का अंतर पूछा जाता है।