slaminformal

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to show disapproval of someone or something
criticizeHe criticized the government's handling of the crisis.
attackShe wrote an article attacking the judge and the way the trial had been conducted.
condemnShe was condemned for her comments about the candidate.
denounceThe government's economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
come under fireThe government programme has come under fire for mismanaging funds.
The commission has the power to publicly censure or recommend the removal of judges.
The parliament censured the president for his role in a pair of multimillion-dollar scandals.
The bill permits a council to formally censure a councillor for misbehaviour.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
slam
there you goidiom
union-basher

censure | American Dictionary

censure
noun[ U ]
us/ˈsen·ʃər, -tʃər/
strong criticism or disapproval, esp. when it is the official judgment of an organization

censure

verb[ T ]us/ˈsen·ʃər, -tʃər/
The Senate rarely censures its members.

censure | Business English

censure
noun[ U ]
 formaluk /ˈsensjər/ us /ˈsenʃər/
strong criticism or disapproval:
The former brokers, charged with selling unsuitable investments, face censure and fines of $10,000 each.
censure
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ˈsensjər/ us /ˈsenʃər/
to criticize someone officially:
censure sb for sthMinisters were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.
EU lawmakers refused to censure the European Commission over its handling of a fraud scandal last year.

Examples of censure

censure
A wide selection of critical comment shows a developing appreciation of a work which has been censured in the past.
That frustration expressed itself in harsh censure of a metropolis where success apparently had to be won at the price of personal honour.
This was a way of protecting themselves against ridicule, taunts and censure (plate 21).
Among the variables the authors consider are investigatory committees, votes of confidence regarding ministers, rules regarding questioning the executive and soliciting documents, censure and impeachment.
This attitude often occasioned considerable censure from those who felt that analysis lacked a necessary critical edge.
The legislature flowered briefly after independence until 1962, when it brought a motion of censure against the prime minister.
The need to resume political activity and stop behaving as quasi-diplomats probably led directly to their rash censure motion of 1976.
Moreover, it can also lead to censure, where - conversely - adherence to convention suggests a failure to write according to feminine (or feminist) principles.
Punishment entails censure-it treats the offender as 12.
Why do we censure the existing order without telling people how things should be?
On the other hand, she certainly seems to deserve no punishment or censure for swerving.
Another strand of argument supports this analysis: one concerning the censuring role of the criminal law.
Yet, in these cases, we are still puzzled at what to do about punishments and public censure.
Together with the censure of individual officials, it was the other outstanding feature of popular protest at the beginning of the 16th century.
It censured two cabinet ministers, withstanding strong resistance from the executive to have the censure motion lifted, particularly for one of the ministers.
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