censure
to express strong, formal disapproval of someone
Word origin: From Latin censura, judgment, from censor, a Roman magistrate.
Using “censure” well
Censure means to express strong, often formal disapproval. Do not confuse it with the homophone censor, which means to suppress objectionable material.
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