Both Uses of
censure
in
The Idiot
- But if you call society inhuman you imply that the young girl is made to suffer by its censure.†
Chpt 2.9censure = harsh or formal criticism
- The rest remained outside, and presently the whole crowd was censuring those who had accepted the invitation.
Chpt 4.10 *censuring = criticizing
Definitions:
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(1)
(censure) harsh criticism; or formal criticism from an organization -- such as the U.S. Senate
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Censure was used archaically to mean judgement or evaluation.