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self-censorships

self-censorships is the plural of self-censorship.

Meaning of self-censorship

Noun

self-censorship (usually uncountable, plural self-censorships)

  1. (usually) The act of censoring one's own work or what one says without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority, often for fear of sanctions.
    • The practice of self-censorship serves as a preemptive measure to avoid direct censorship or persecution when governments in autocratizing countries tighten their grip.2026, “Unraveling The Democratic Era?”, in V-Dem Institute, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026, page 13

Questions about self-censorships

What is self-censorships the plural of?
Self-censorships is the plural of self-censorship.

Words near self-censorships in the dictionary

  1. self-censor
  2. self-censored
  3. self-censoring
  4. self-censors
  5. self-censorship
  6. self-censorships
  7. self-centered
  8. self-centeredness
  9. self-centerednesses
  10. self-centering
  11. self-centration

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-censorships (page history and authors); self-censorship (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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