self-censor

ˌsɛlfˈsɛnsər

Definition

Definition of self-censor - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

speech control

Rare

hold back or change your own words or ideas

Rare

She decided to self-censor during the meeting.

restrain

suppress

Noun

behavior

Rare

person who avoids saying certain things

Rare

He is a self-censor in political discussions.

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Examples of self-censor in a sentence

He tends to self-censor when discussing politics.
A self-censor rarely voices controversial opinions.
The self-censor in the group stayed silent.

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French:s'autocensurer, auto-censeur, ...
German:sich selbst zensieren, Selbstzensierer, ...
Italian:autocensurarsi, auto-censore, ...
Spanish:autocensurarse, autocensor, ...
Portuguese:autocensurar-se, autocensor, ...
Chinese:自我审查, 自我审查者, ...
Japanese:自己検閲する, 自己検閲者, ...
Arabic:رَقَّبَ نَفْسَهُ, رقيب ذاتي, ...
Hebrew:לְצַנְזֵר אֶת עַצְמְךָ, מְצַנְזֵר, ...
Russian:самоцензурироваться, самоцензор, ...
Ukrainian:самоцензуруватися, самоцензор, ...
Hindi:स्वयं-संयमित करना, आत्म-संयमी, ...
Bengali:নিজেই নিজেকে সীমানা নির্ধারণ করা, স্ব-নিয়ন্ত্রণকারী, ...
Catalan:auto-censurar-se, autocensor, ...
Czech:autocenzurovat se, člověk praktikující autocenzuru, ...
Danish:selvcensurere, selvcensur, ...
Dutch:zichzelf censureren, zelfcensuur, ...
Greek:κάνω αυτολογοκρισία, αυτολογοκριτής, ...
Hungarian:öncenzúrát gyakorolni, öncenzúrát gyakorló ember, ...
Khmer:ត្រួតពិនិត្យពាក្យសម្ដីខ្លួនឯង, អ្នកត្រួតពិនិត្យខ្លួនឯង, ...
Korean:자기 검열을 하다, 자기 검열자, ...
Persian:خودسانسوری کردن, خودسانسور, ...
Polish:autocenzurować się, samocenzor, ...
Portuguese (BR):auto-censurar-se, auto-censor, ...
Romanian:a se autocenzura, auto-cenzor, ...
Swedish:självcensurera, självcensur, ...
Thai:เซนเซอร์ตัวเอง, คนเซนเซอร์ตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendini sansürlemek, kendini sansürleyen kişi, ...
Vietnamese:tự kiểm duyệt, người tự kiểm duyệt, ...

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