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Definition of prudishness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

prudishness

noun

/ˈpruːdɪʃnəs/

/ˈpruːdɪʃnəs/

[uncountable] (disapproving)

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the fact of being very easily shocked by things connected with sex

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