# censored

/ˈsɛnsɝd/ (US) · /sˈɛnsəd/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/censored
Updated: 2026-08-08

## Senses

### 1. content removed

adjective · CEFR B2

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

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

- The journalist published a censored version of the report to protect his sources.
- The censored documents were released to the public with entire paragraphs blacked out for reasons of national security.

## Examples

- The video was censored for violence.
- The director complained that the film was heavily censored before its release.
- Historical records are often censored, leaving gaps that make it difficult to understand the true extent of government actions during that era.

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