urubozo

How to say it

Meaning

a slow, agonizing death; used above all in the fixed phrase kwica [umuntu] urubozo, "to torment someone to death".

Good to know

almost always occurs inside that set expression rather than standing alone.

Examples

• Abicanyi bishe uwo mugabo urubozo.The killers tortured that man to death.
• Ntawe ukwiye kwicwa urubozo.No one deserves to be tormented to death.
• Yavuze ko bamwishe urubozo.He said they tortured him to death.
• Ubukene bumwe bwica urubozo.Some kinds of poverty kill slowly, like a lingering torment.

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