censored

4.4

Published with parts removed or changed because the government forbids them

adjective
/ˈsɛn.sərd/

: censurado

During the broadcast, many critical comments were censored before reaching the audience.

Examples

By the definition of freedom of speech is the freedom to speak your opinion and not have it censored and not have it banned.
There is no reason anything should ever be censored from us.
We've seen the way in which physicians and public health authorities were censored and were threatened.
So whenever you're in a situation where the free flow of information and view and opinion is being censored, you are in a tyranny.
The film was heavily censored to comply with the country's strict regulations on adult content.
His book faced numerous challenges as certain passages were censored for political reasons.

Synonyms

expurgated

vscensored

1 8.6

A book or film with parts removed because they are offensive

applies more broadly, including official alteration or removal beyond just texts

suppressed

vscensored

5.7

Kept secret on purpose so people do not know about it

often involves formal alteration or removal by official authority rather than general restraint

Antonyms

uncensored

12 5.1

Presented in full without parts removed by the government

How Restricted

banned

1.1

suppressed

5.7

censored

4.4

edited

1.6

uncensored

12 5.1

Surface Forms

censored positive

Morphology

censored = censor (transparent) = censor + ed

The word 'censored' is transparently derived from 'censor' with the past participle suffix '-ed', indicating something that has been subject to censorship.

Etymology

Censored comes from the Latin verb censere 'to judge' and from the old Roman official called a censor, who checked people's behaviour and removed things they found wrong. So, when something is censored today, it has been changed or taken out because an official judged it 'not acceptable'.