Swahili
kibuhudi
ki-bu-HU-di
How to say it
Swahilikibuhudiki-bu-HU-disoon
Englishgriefsoon
Frenchchagrinsoon
Meaning
grief, worry, or a troubled foreboding about what is to come.
Good to know
shikwa na kibuhudi means 'to be overcome with worry/foreboding'.
Examples
- Alishikwa na kibuhudi kabla ya safari yake ndefu.He was seized with foreboding before his long journey.
- Kibuhudi chake kilionekana usoni tangu asubuhi.His worry showed on his face since morning.
- Je, kibuhudi hicho kilitokana na nini?What was the cause of that foreboding?
- Mama alisumbuliwa na kibuhudi kuhusu mtoto wake aliyeko mbali.Mother was troubled with worry about her child who was far away.
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