jeuri

How to say it

Meaning

arrogant and forceful behavior that disregards other people's rights, or the injustice that results from it.

Good to know

a very common word for bullying, high-handedness, or violent abuse of power.

Examples

• Alionyesha jeuri kwa kuwapiga wafanyakazi wake.He showed cruelty by beating his workers.
• Watu walichoshwa na jeuri ya kiongozi wao.People were fed up with their leader's tyranny.
• Je, mtawala huyo alikuwa na haki ya kutenda jeuri?Did that ruler have the right to act so oppressively?
• Hatuwezi kunyamazia jeuri inayofanywa dhidi ya wanyonge.We cannot stay silent about the oppression done against the weak.