| censure definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to criticize harshly | 216 sets |
| 2 | harsh criticism or disapproval | 108 sets |
| 3 | to criticize sharply | 101 sets |
| 4 | to issue official blame | 87 sets |
| 5 | to condemn severely for doing something bad | 51 sets |
| 6 | blame | 50 sets |
| 7 | blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; n: severe criticism; strong disapproval | 49 sets |
| 8 | blame; criticize | 44 sets |
| 9 | to criticize severely; to officially rebuke | 37 sets |
| 10 | to criticize | 35 sets |
| 11 | to blame or find fault with | 31 sets |
| 12 | a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions | 28 sets |
| 13 | strong or vehement expression of disapproval | 27 sets |
| 14 | strong criticism, condemnation | 23 sets |
| 15 | to blame | 20 sets |
| 16 | to criticize severely | 19 sets |
| 17 | strong disapproval | 18 sets |
| 18 | to criticize or blame | 17 sets |
| 19 | to blame or to condemn | 16 sets |
| 20 | strong expression of disapproval | 16 sets |
| 21 | to blame; to criticize | 15 sets |
| 22 | criticize | 14 sets |
| 23 | to blame, criticize | 14 sets |
| 24 | to blame or condemn | 13 sets |
| 25 | v. to criticize severely | 12 sets |
| 26 | act of blaming | 11 sets |
| 27 | expression of blame or disapproval a rebuke | 11 sets |
| 28 | criticize harshly; find fault with; blame | 10 sets |
| 29 | act of blaming; expression of disapproval; hostile criticism; rebuke; reprimand | 10 sets |
| 30 | to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval. | 10 sets |
| 31 | v. blame; criticize | 10 sets |
| 32 | condemn | 10 sets |
| 33 | criticize harshly | 10 sets |
| 34 | issue a formal condemnation | 10 sets |
| 35 | disapproval | 10 sets |
| 36 | to criticize; blame | 9 sets |
| 37 | severely criticize; blame | 8 sets |
| 38 | to find fault with and condemn as wrong; blame | 8 sets |
| 39 | 1. (n.) harsh criticism (the frustrated teenager could not put up with anymore of her critical mother's ___.) 2. (v.) to rebuke formally (the principal ___the head of the english department for forcing students to learn esoteric vocabulary. | 8 sets |
| 40 | officially condemn | 7 sets |