umubabaro

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Meaning

deep mental or emotional suffering, sorrow, or grief.

Good to know

refers to emotional/mental anguish, distinct from ububabare which can cover physical pain; common in mourning and hardship contexts.

Examples

• Umubabaro w'urupfu rwa se ntiwashira vuba.The grief of his father's death did not fade quickly.
• Yaganiriye ku mubabaro yagize akiri muto.She spoke about the suffering she went through as a child.
• Ntawamenye umubabaro yari afite mu mutima.No one knew the sorrow he carried in his heart.
• Umubabaro w'abasigaye ntiwagira imipaka.The grief of the survivors knew no bounds.

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