Censure and Deride

Censure

Censure verb - To express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of.
Usage example: critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work

Deride and censure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deride" instead a verb "Censure".

Deride

Deride verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.

Censure and deride are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Censure" instead a verb "Deride".

Common collocations

members censure members deride members
Cite this Source
Deride and Censure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/censure/deride
Censure & Deride. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/censure/deride>.
Deride or Censure. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/censure/deride.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "censure" and "deride" have occurred on timeline