/ˈsenʃər/
cen·sure
BrE /ˈsenʃə(r)/
NAmE /ˈsenʃər/
[U] (formal)
strong criticism
a vote of censure on the government’s foreign policy
cen·sure
BrE /ˈsenʃə(r)/
NAmE /ˈsenʃər/
~ sb (for sth)
(formal)
to criticize sb severely, and often publicly, because of sth they have done
SYN rebuke
He was censured for leaking information to the press.