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- [sen-ser-ship]
- /ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp/
- /ˈsen.sə.ʃɪp/
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- [sen-ser-ship]
- /ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp/
Definitions of censorship word
- uncountable noun censorship Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way. 3
- noun censorship a policy or programme of censoring 3
- noun censorship the act or system of censoring 3
- noun censorship the activity of the mind in regulating impulses, etc, from the unconscious so that they are modified before reaching the conscious mind 3
- noun censorship the act, system, or practice of censoring 3
- noun censorship the office or term of a Roman censor 3
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Origin of censorship
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; censor + -ship
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Censorship
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
censorship popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
censorship usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for censorship
noun censorship
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- blackout — A blackout is a period of time during a war in which towns and buildings are made dark so that they cannot be seen by enemy planes.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- forbidding — grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.
Antonyms for censorship
noun censorship
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- recommendation — an act of recommending.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
Top questions with censorship
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