hujuma
hoo-JOO-mah
How to say it
Swahilihujumahoo-JOO-mah
Englishsabotage; malicious attack
Frenchsabotage; acte de malveillance
Meaning
A deliberate act meant to damage or undermine something, such as sabotaging an election, a business or a team. It can also mean an attack on people’s rights.
Good to know
N class noun, the plural is also hujuma: hujuma dhidi ya uchaguzi, sabotage against the election. The verb is kuhujumu, to sabotage.
Examples
- Polisi wanachunguza kama moto huo ulikuwa hujuma.The police are investigating whether that fire was sabotage.
- Serikali imeonya dhidi ya hujuma katika miradi ya maji.The government has warned against sabotage of water projects.
- Kocha alidai timu yake ilifanyiwa hujuma.The coach claimed his team had been sabotaged.
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