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rügen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • censure noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  • reprove verb To express disapproval.

Senses

rügen is used for these senses in English:

  • Rügen An island of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, located in the Baltic Sea; the largest island of Germany.
  • censure (obsolete, transitive) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
  • reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
  • reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]

censure — full definition

  1. noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  2. verb To criticize or formally reprimand someone.

reprove — full definition

  1. verb To express disapproval.
  2. verb To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone.
  3. verb To deny or reject (as a feeling, behaviour, action, etc.).

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