gutesha
goo-TEH-shah
How to say it
Kinyarwandaguteshagoo-TEH-shahsoon
Meaning
To cause someone or something to lose something, above all its worth or dignity. Its most common use is gutesha agaciro, to belittle or devalue.
Good to know
Causative of guta, to lose: the one who loses is the object and what is lost follows (gutesha umuntu agaciro, to belittle someone). Gutesha umutwe is to confuse or distract someone.
Examples
- Amagambo mabi atesha umuntu agaciro.Harsh words rob a person of his dignity.
- Ntugatesha agaciro umurimo w'abandi.Do not belittle other people's work.
- Uru rusaku rurantesha umutwe.This noise is driving me to distraction.
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