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censure

/ˈsɛn.sjə/ /ˈsɛn.ʃɚ/

Meanings
noun
The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.

Examples :

"The teacher's strong censure of cheating on the exam discouraged any future attempts. "
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Illustration reprehension

reprehension noun

/ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnʃən/ /ˌriːprɪˈhɛnʃən/

The act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand

"The teacher's repriprehension of the student's disruptive behavior was noted in the student's file. "

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ecclesiastical adjective

/əˌkli.ziˈæ.stə.kəl/ /əˈkliː.ziˌæ.stɪ.kəl/

Of or pertaining to the church.

"ecclesiastical architecture"

Illustration disciplinary

disciplinary noun

/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/ /ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/

A disciplinary action.

"The student's tardiness resulted in a disciplinary. "

Illustration condemnatory

condemnatory adjective

/kənˈdɛmnətɔːri/ /kənˈdɛmnəˌtɔri/

Serving to condemn or censure

"The teacher's tone was condemnatory when she read the student's plagiarized essay. "

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unfavorable adjective

/ʌnˈfeɪvərəbəl/ /ʌnˈfeɪvərəbl̩/

Serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.

"The weather forecast for the picnic was unfavorable, so we decided to postpone the event. "

Illustration disruptive

disruptive adjective

/dɪsˈɹʌptɪv/

Causing disruption or unrest.

"Children who exhibit disruptive behaviour may be expelled from school."

Illustration reprimand

reprimand noun

/ˈɹɛpɹɪmɑːnd/ /ɹɛpɹɪˈmɑːnd/ /ˈɹɛp.ɹɪˌmænd/

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

"The teacher issued a reprimand to the student for disrupting class. "

Illustration discouraged

discouraged verb

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒd/ /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒd/

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

"Failing the test discouraged her from studying hard. "

Illustration handwriting

handwriting verb

/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "

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criticizing verb

/ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪzɪŋ/

To find fault (with something).

"My mother is always criticizing my messy room. "

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condemning verb

/kənˈdɛmɪŋ/ /kənˈdɛmnɪŋ/

To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

"The president condemned the terrorists."

Illustration presentation

presentation noun

/ˌpɹizənˈteɪʃən/

The act of presenting, or something presented

"The presentation about the new school rules was very clear and easy to understand. "