English Reference
adjective

censored

adj.
US /ˈsɛnsɝd/ UK /sˈɛnsəd/ cen·sored

  1. 01 B2 Upper Intermediate

    describes media that has had parts removed or hidden because they are considered offensive or secret.

    having had specific parts removed, obscured, or suppressed by an authority due to perceived objectionable content.

    Simple

    The journalist published a censored version of the report to protect his sources.

    In context

    The censored documents were released to the public with entire paragraphs blacked out for reasons of national security.

    expurgatedbowdlerizedredacted
    uncutunabridgeduncensored

It has also been difficult to find the video on China's heavily censored internet.

BBC News· 28 Aug 2026
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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
Updated