censure
noun
strong or vehement expression of disapproval.
censured
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past participleof censure.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof censure.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
censurenounstrong or vehement expression of disapproval.
Example Sentences
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These censured the king and his ministers with remarkable brazenness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
FBI agents at field offices and at headquarters who resisted Gray’s power were censured, fired or transferred.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2025
It does not necessarily guarantee that he will not be censured, or fired, if his remarks violate his employer’s rules or standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
For this he was censured in the Senate by Fabius Maximus, who called him the corruptor of the Roman army.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
