censure

Meanings

Plural: censures

Noun

harsh criticism or disapproval
the state of being excommunicated
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
Official reprimand.
A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.

Verb

rebuke formally
To criticize harshly.
To formally rebuke.
To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.

Origin / Etymology

From 1350–1400 Middle English censure, from Old French, from Latin censūra (“censor's office or assessment”), from censēre (“to consider, to assess, to value, to judge, to tax, etc.”).

Synonyms

animadversion, criminate, exclusion, excommunication, reprimand

Scrabble Score: 9

censure is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
censure is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
censure is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

censure is a valid Words With Friends word