Censor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who censures or condemns

a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚdɪstˌɪŋkt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːɡəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːɡəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚdɪstˌɪŋkt/.

Examples

This magazine is censored by the government

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ban

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who censures or condemns
noun	a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
verb	forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
verb	subject to political, religious, or moral censorship “This magazine is censored by the government”

Word Forms

censorial	adjective	belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions
censorious	adjective	harshly critical or expressing censure
censorship	noun	deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
censor	verb	subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
ban	noun	an official prohibition or edict against something
censor	noun	a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zensieren

jemand, der tadelt oder verurteilt

🇫🇷French

censurer

quelqu'un qui censure ou condamne

🇪🇸Spanish

censurar

alguien que censura o condena

🇮🇹Italian

censurare

qualcuno che censura o condanna

🇵🇹Portuguese

censurar

alguém que censura ou condena

🇷🇺Russian

цензор

тот, кто порицает или осуждает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सेंसर

वह व्यक्ति जो निंदा या निंदा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

সেন্সর

কেউ যে নিন্দা বা নিন্দা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தணிக்கை

கண்டிக்கும் அல்லது கண்டிக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సెన్సార్

నిందించే లేదా ఖండించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सेन्सॉर

जो निंदा करतो किंवा निंदा करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેન્સર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે નિંદા કરે છે અથવા નિંદા કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೆನ್ಸಾರ್

ಖಂಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಖಂಡಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെൻസർ

അപലപിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അപലപിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੈਂਸਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنسر

کوئی جو مذمت کرتا ہے یا مذمت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

审查

谴责或谴责的人

🇯🇵Japanese

検閲官

非難したり非難したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

검열

비난하거나 정죄하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kiểm duyệt

ai đó chỉ trích hoặc lên án

🇹🇭Thai

เซ็นเซอร์

คนที่ตำหนิหรือประณาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sensor

seseorang yang mengecam atau mengutuk

🇵🇭Filipino

sensor

isang taong tumutuligsa o tumutuligsa

🇲🇾Malay

menapis

seseorang yang mengecam atau mengutuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رقيب

شخص يلوم أو يدين

🇮🇷Persian

سانسور

کسی که توهین یا محکوم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sansür

kınayan veya kınayan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

צֶנזוֹר

מישהו שמגנה או מגנה

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