Prudery(noun)
Excessive or exaggerated concern with being proper, modest, or easily shocked by sexual matters.
Hindi meaning:अतिशय शिष्टाचारिता
Synonyms: Primness, Modesty, Puritanism, Strait-lacedness
Antonyms: Indecency, Impropriety, Immodesty, Boldness
Example: Her constant prudery made even ordinary conversations about relationships seem improper.
Trick to remember: Prudery sounds like prude-wali nature, matlab har cheez me zyada hi sharmana ya overly proper banna.
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