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self-censorship

self-cen·sor·ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [self sen-ser-ship]
    • /sɛlf ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp/
    • /self ˈsen.sə.ʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [self sen-ser-ship]
    • /sɛlf ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp/

Definitions of self-censorship word

  • noun self-censorship the act or practice of censoring. 1
  • noun self-censorship the office or power of a censor. 1
  • noun self-censorship the time during which a censor holds office. 1
  • noun self-censorship the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor. 1
  • noun self-censorship the regulation of a group's actions and statements by its own members rather than an external agency 0
See all 5 definitions of self-censorship

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Origin of self-censorship

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; censor + -ship

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Parts of speech for Self-censorship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-censorship

self-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".

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