mshindwa
MSHEE-ndwah
How to say it
SwahilimshindwaMSHEE-ndwahsoon
Englishloser, defeated personsoon
Frenchperdant, vaincusoon
Meaning
A person or side that has lost a contest, an election or a war. It is also used as an insult for someone seen as a failure.
Good to know
M/wa class: plural washindwa. From kushindwa, to be defeated; the winner is mshindi.
Examples
- Katika uchaguzi huu hakuna mshindwa, sote tumeshinda.In this election there is no loser; we have all won.
- Mshindwa alimpongeza mshindi baada ya matokeo kutangazwa.The loser congratulated the winner after the results were announced.
- Washindwa wa vita walilazimika kulipa fidia.The defeated side in the war was forced to pay reparations.
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