prudery

🇺🇸 /ˈpruːdəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpruːdəri/
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noun
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acting very shocked or offended by anything related to sex

Her prudery made it difficult to discuss more intimate topics openly.

translation

n. acting very shocked or offended by anything related to sex

Word Forms

Plural pruderies