词汇 | censuring |
释义 | censuring present participle ofcensure censure verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈsen.ʃər/ us /ˈsen.ʃɚ/ to express strong criticism or disapproval: Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis. The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined. Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) castigateformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) excoriateformal railformal revileformal slaminformal 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. Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher |
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