censorship

[ sen-ser-ship ]

noun

1. the act or practice of censoring.
2. the office or power of a censor.
3. the time during which a censor holds office.
4. the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor.

censorship

/ ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a policy or programme of censoring
2. the act or system of censoring
3. psychoanal the activity of the mind in regulating impulses, etc, from the unconscious so that they are modified before reaching the conscious mind

Other Words From

• anti·censor·ship adjective
• pre·censor·ship noun
• pro·censor·ship adjective
• self-censor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of censorship¹

First recorded in 1585–95; censor + -ship

Example Sentences

“Trump’s rhetoric, Berman concluded, “intensified an enmity between the arts community and the right… that dates back to Reagan-era censorship of transgressive artists…Put simply: Donald Trump was bad for art.”

From Salon

And the condition really is such that the censorship and all the pressure put upon artists is always tied together with the work and the stories they tell.

From Los Angeles Times

The Iranian auteur had conceived of a movie centered on censorship, but meeting with another prison official sparked “Fig’s” storyline.

From Los Angeles Times

The military aid warrants concern in its own right, but the added censorship of the popular social media platform is deeply problematic.

From Salon

This censorship effort doesn't just impact the data about abortion ban-related deaths, either.

From Salon

Related Words

• ban
• blackout
• restriction
• suppression