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self-censoring

self-censoring is the present participle and gerund of self-censor.

Meaning of self-censor

Verb

self-censor (third-person singular simple present self-censors, present participle self-censoring, simple past and past participle self-censored)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To censor one's own words or works; to engage in self-censorship.
    • There's been a lot of talk recently about the problem of "libel chill" on British science writing, that people self-censor for fear they'd be sued (as Simon Singh was by British Chiropractic Association).2010 September 13, Alice Bell, “A physicist, a chemist and a zoologist walk into a bar . . .”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 29 May 2014

Questions about self-censoring

What is self-censoring the present participle and gerund of?
Self-censoring is the present participle and gerund of self-censor.

Words near self-censoring in the dictionary

  1. self-catheterization
  2. self-catheterizations
  3. self-caused
  4. self-censor
  5. self-censored
  6. self-censoring
  7. self-censors
  8. self-censorship
  9. self-censorships
  10. self-centered
  11. self-centeredness

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