urwitwazo

How to say it

Meaning

a false reason given to justify or hide one's true purpose.

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rarely used in the plural.

Examples

• Yakoresheje urwitwazo kugira ngo ataza mw'ikoraniro.He used an excuse to avoid coming to the meeting.
• Ese urwitwazo rwiwe rwaremerwa n'abandi?Was his excuse accepted by the others?
• Ntitwemeye urwitwazo rutariko mu vy'ukuri.We did not accept an excuse that was not truthful.
• Yavuze urwitwazo rutari ku mugaragaro.He gave a pretext that was not honest.

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