[ˈsɛnʃə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
(e.g: the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence’): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’

[ˈsɛnʃə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the formal expression of severe disapproval
(e.g: two MPs were singled out for censure)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘judicial sentence’): from Old French censurer (verb), censure (noun), from Latin censura ‘judgement, assessment’, from censere ‘assess’