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prudery

/ˈpruːdəri/noun

उच्चारण प्रूडरी

अति-लज्जाशीलता, झूठी शर्म, दिखावटी शुचिता

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] disapproving

    the attitude of being too easily shocked by things connected with sex or the body

    अति-लज्जाशीलता, झूठी शर्म, दिखावटी शुचिता

    • Victorian prudery meant that even piano legs were sometimes covered.

    Synonyms prudishness primness puritanism priggishness

    Opposite permissiveness openness

◇Word family
prude nounprudish adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

prudishness primness puritanism priggishness

Antonyms

permissiveness openness

?Which word?

Do not confuse prudery (being too easily shocked) and prudence (being careful and sensible).

Prudery (बहुत जल्दी शर्मिंदा या आहत हो जाना) और prudence (समझदारी और सावधानी) में भ्रमित न हों।