prudishness

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The condition of being prudish; prudery
{i} modesty, humility; excess cautiousness, exaggerated carefulness; exaggerated propriety or formality of behavior
excessive or affected modesty
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{n} wiswom, discretion, wariness
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A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature
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A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech
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a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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{i} pious person, self-righteous person; excessively modest or humble person; one who behaves in an exaggeratedly proper manner
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disapproval If you call someone a prude, you mean that they are too easily shocked by things relating to sex. someone who is very easily shocked by anything relating to sex - used to show disapproval (from prudefemme , from prode femme)
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