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Prudery

British pronunciation/pɹˈuːdəɹi/
American pronunciation/ˈpɹudɝi/
Prudery
[NOUN]
1

excessive or affected modesty

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1For Flaubert, the French bourgeoisie could be a repository of the most extreme prudery, snobbery, smugness, racism and pomposity.
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