mchongezi
mchoh-NGEH-zee
How to say it
Swahilimchongezimchoh-NGEH-zee
Englishtalebearer, slanderer; informer
Frenchrapporteur, calomniateur ; délateur
Meaning
A person who carries tales about others, reports their secrets or turns people against each other with gossip.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wachongezi; from kuchongea, to tell tales about someone. Uchongezi is the habit of doing so.
Examples
- Usimwambie siri zako, yule ni mchongezi.Do not tell him your secrets, he is a talebearer.
- Mchongezi aliwagombanisha marafiki wawili.The talebearer set two friends against each other.
- Wachongezi hawapendwi na wenzao kazini.Talebearers are not liked by their colleagues at work.
Forms
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