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censored

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having had objectionable content removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Gory violence is usually censored.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of censor

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

suppressed or subject to censorship

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the censored press in some countries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncensored

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sensuroitu — having had objectionable content removed
  • German: zensiert — having had objectionable content removed
  • Greek: λογοκριμένος (logokriménos) — having had objectionable content removed
  • Hungarian: cenzúrázott — having had objectionable content removed
  • Hungarian: cenzúrázva van — having had objectionable content removed
  • Hungarian: ki van cenzúrázva — having had objectionable content removed
  • Tagalog: napula — having had objectionable content removed
  • Tagalog: napulaan — having had objectionable content removed
Real reading context

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