prurience
pronunciation
How to pronounce prurience in British English:
UK ['prʊərɪəns]
How to pronounce prurience in American English:
US [ˈprʊrɪəns]
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- Noun:
- feeling morbid sexual desire
Word Origin
- prurience (n.)
- 1680s, from prurient + -ence. Related: Pruriency (1660s).