pudeur

 
Pronunciation: /pjuːˈdəː, pydœʀ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a sense of shame or embarrassment, especially with regard to matters of a sexual or personal nature: he has a sort of pudeur about that side of his politics [count noun]: he respected the man’s peculiar pudeurs and never spoke of it again

Origin:

1930s: French, literally 'modesty'