Vocabulary
Censure
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement.
Urdu meaning
ملامت کرنا، ڈانٹ، مذمت کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The UNGA session will provide states with a conscience to censure Israel for its crimes, and resist American bullying by expressing solidarity with Palestine.
- The good news was marred by acurious censure of the fixture by India`s opposition parties.
- Rigid enforcement of the `Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan` will only aggravate suffering, risk undermining the country`s reputation for hospitality and invite diplomatic censure.
- A lot had changed, mainly the fissures within press organisations, the co-opting of journalists into regimes to push narratives, along with a lot of repression and censure.
- Washington must not join Tel Aviv`s war party, while the global community must censure Israel for sowing chaos in the region, while unleashing genocidal violence in the occupied territories.
Synonyms
condemn, criticize, castigate, chastise, lambaste, pillory, savage, attack, find fault with.
Antonyms
praise, commend.
Curator example
“the company was heavily censured by inspectors from the Department of Trade”.
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