🙈prudery (pruderie)

noun
/ˈpruːdəri/
pruderie (prudree)

Signification

the behavior or attitude of people who are too easily shocked or offended by sexual matters
Traduction de la signification
comportement ou attitude de personnes trop facilement choquées ou offensées par des questions sexuelles
comportement ou attitude de personnes trop facilement choquees ou offensees par des questions sexuelles

Phrases d'exemple

His prudery often made others uncomfortable during open discussions.

Sa pruderie rendait souvent les autres mal à l'aise lors des discussions ouvertes.
Sa pruderie rendait souvent les autres mal aise lors des discussions ouvertes

Synonymes

modesty, puritanism, reserve, primness

Antonymes

openness, frankness, permissiveness

Collocations

false prudery, display of prudery, excessive prudery

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