prudish
/ˈpruːdɪʃ/adjective
उच्चारण प्रूडिश
अति-लज्जाशील, संकोची
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disapproving
very easily shocked by things connected with sex
अति-लज्जाशील, संकोची
- a prudish attitude
- Some viewers found the director's reaction prudish and outdated.
- The prudish editor removed a harmless scene from the story.
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- His prudish aunt covered her eyes at the slightest hint of romance on screen.
- It is wrong to call someone prudish just because they dislike crude jokes.
Synonyms prim priggish puritanical straitlaced prissy
Opposite permissive liberal broad-minded open
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart prudish (easily shocked) and prudent (sensible and careful).
Prudish (जल्दी आहत होने वाला) और prudent (समझदार और सावधान) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the over-proper words together: prudish, prim, priggish, puritanical, straitlaced, Victorian.
अत्यधिक मर्यादावादी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: prudish, prim, priggish, puritanical, straitlaced, Victorian।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who is easily shocked by things connected with sex is a prude; a person who is too concerned with correct behaviour and morals a prig.
यौन विषयों से जल्दी आहत होने वाला prude; उचित व्यवहार और नैतिकता के प्रति अत्यधिक चिंतित prig।