self-censorship

English

Etymology

self- +‎ censorship

Noun

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

1. 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.

Translations

act of censoring one's own work

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我審查／自我审查 (zìwǒ shěnchá), 自我审查 (zìwǒ shěnchá)

• Czech: autocenzura f
• Finnish: itsesensuuri (fi)
• French: auto-censure (fr) f
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• German: Selbstzensur (de) f
• Japanese: 自己検閲 (jiko ken'etsu), 自主規制 (jishu kisei)
• Polish: autocenzura (pl) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Slovak: autocenzúra f
• Spanish: autocensura (es) f