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priggishness

Übersetzungen

priggishnesssubstantiv
priggishnesses
Pl.
pédanterieAttitude ou comportement moralisateur, affecté et agaçant.
Her priggishness made it difficult for her to connect with her more laid-back colleagues.
Sa pédanterie lui rendait difficile tout contact avec ses collègues plus décontractés.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
guindageSurtout pour l'idée de raideur, de manière trop correcte et peu naturelle.
Synonyme
prudishness
self-righteousness
sanctimoniousness
hypocrisy
piousness

Definitionen

priggishnesssubstantiv
The quality of being excessively proper or self-righteous, often in a way that is irritating to others.
Her priggishness made it difficult for her to connect with her more laid-back colleagues.
An act or instance of displaying priggish behaviour.
The lecture was spoiled by the priggishness of a few attendees who corrected every minor slip.
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