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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The Board of Supervisors censured Curtis on Aug. 11 for his treatment of staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The senator made the case for his record and censured Mr. Paxton for unethical behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
It’s infrequent that a judge is publicly or privately censured.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
McCarthyism is remembered so well because it was finally extinguished by the mainstream: Congress censured McCarthy, and Eisenhower criticized him.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 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
