iterabwoba
ee-teh-rah-BWOH-bah
How to say it
Kirundiiterabwobaee-teh-rah-BWOH-bahsoon
Englishterrorism; intimidation, threatssoon
Frenchterrorisme; intimidationsoon
Meaning
Violence or threats used to frighten people into doing what someone wants; in the news it also means terrorism.
Good to know
An i/ri noun with no plural, from gutera ubwoba, to frighten; ibikorwa vy'iterabwoba are acts of terror. Kinyarwanda uses the same word.
Examples
- Abanyagihugu basaba ko iterabwoba rihagarara.Citizens ask that the intimidation stop.
- Igipolisi carafashe abakekwa ibikorwa vy'iterabwoba.The police arrested people suspected of terrorist acts.
- Iterabwoba ntirikwiye mu gihe c'amatora.Intimidation has no place at election time.
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