prurience

🇺🇸 /ˈprʊriəns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprʊəriəns/
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excessive interest in sexual matters

The tabloid's prurience was evident in its coverage of the celebrity scandal.

translation

n. excessive interest in sexual matters

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Plural pruriences