Will you screen me from public censure?
Source: tatoeba (271207)
Censure
//ˈsɛn.ʃɚ//
Synonyms for "censure" (281 found)
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Closest matches (57)
Strong matches (84)
call to accountcast blame uponcast reflection uponcastigationcavilchampaincitationcommentcomment uponcomplain againstcondemncondemnationcontemnconvictconvictioncorrectcriminatecritical bibliographycritical journalcritical notice
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criticismcriticizecritiquecry downcry out againstcry out oncry shame uponcut updamndamnationdeath sentencedeath warrantdecrialdecrydefamedefiledenouncedenouncementdenunciatedenunciationdisallowdisapprovedisdaindisparagedisparagementdoomexcommunicateexcoriationexecrateexposeexpose to infamyfaultfault-findingfind guiltyflakflaying
Verb(26 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (140)
fulminate againstfulminationfustigationgibbetguilty verdicthang in effigyhellimpeachimpeachmentimplicateimplicationimpugnimpugnmentimputationincriminateincriminationinculpateinculpationindictindictment
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inveigh againstinvolveinvolvementjudgementjudgmentknockliterary criticismmark of cainmoralizemoralize uponnoticeonusopposepanpass sentence onpenalizepillorypilloryingpoint champainpronounce judgmentpronounce sentenceproscribeproscriptionrailraprebukereflect uponreflectionrejectreportreprehendreprehensionreproachreprobatereprobationreprovereviewscornscoutsentenceshake upskinskinning aliveslapslursmearsmirchsmudgesmutchsoilspotstainstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstigmatizestrafestricturesullytainttarnishtasktelltiradetwitverdict of guiltyvilifyvituperation
Verb(51 words)
Noun(1 words)
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5 entriesderived
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12 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ὄνειδος noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- εὐθύνω verb (to formally rebuke)
Arabic
4 entries- استنكر verb (to criticize harshly)
- استهجن verb (to criticize harshly)
- اِسْتِنْكَر verb (to criticize harshly)
- اِسْتِهْجَن verb (to criticize harshly)
Armenian
2 entries- նախատինք noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- պարսավանք noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Bulgarian
4 entries- неодобрение noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- порицание noun (an official reprimand)
- осъждам verb (to formally rebuke)
- порицавам verb (to criticize harshly)
Catalan
2 entries- censura noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- censurar verb (to criticize harshly)
Czech
4 entries- odsoudit verb (to criticize harshly)
- plísnit verb (to criticize harshly)
- vyplísnit verb (to criticize harshly)
- zavrhnout verb (to criticize harshly)
Dutch
2 entries- berispen verb (to formally rebuke)
- op de vingers tikken verb (to formally rebuke)
Esperanto
1 entries- admoni verb (to criticize harshly)
Finnish
4 entries- moitteet noun (an official reprimand)
- moittiminen noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- tuomio noun (judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand)
- tuomita verb (to criticize harshly)
Galician
2 entries- censura noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- censurar verb (to criticize harshly)
German
4 entries- Ermahnen noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- Ermahnung noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- Kritik noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- Kritisieren noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 verb (to criticize harshly)
Indonesian
1 entries- mengecam verb (to criticize harshly)
Irish
1 entries- cáineadh noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Middle English
1 entries- blame noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Māori
1 entries- wenerau verb (to criticize harshly)
Old Armenian
1 entries- դսրով noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Russian
4 entries- вы́говор noun (an official reprimand)
- замеча́ние noun (an official reprimand)
- нарека́ние noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- порица́ние noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Sanskrit
1 entries- निन्दा noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Spanish
4 entries- censura noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- reprehensión noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- reproche noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- censurar verb (to criticize harshly)
Tagalog
2 entries- pula noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- pulaan verb (to criticize harshly)
Thai
1 entries- โจมตี verb (to criticize harshly)
Tocharian B
1 entries- nāki noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Ukrainian
3 entries- засудження noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
- засудження noun (an official reprimand)
- осуд noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Zazaki
1 entries- sansur noun (the act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
A serious linguistic institution won't ever censure a translation, it does not matter how dirty or rude it feels when reading it.
Source: tatoeba (2199567)
I proposed a vote of censure on the government.
Source: tatoeba (7334738)
Shyness can be defined as the fear of censure, shame as the confidence that it is inevitable.
Source: tatoeba (10030793)
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