udhalilishaji

How to say it

Meaning

Treatment that lowers a person’s dignity, such as insulting, degrading or abusing them. Udhalilishaji wa kijinsia is sexual abuse, especially of women and children.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural, from kudhalilisha, to humiliate. Common in rights and police news: vitendo vya udhalilishaji, acts of abuse; udhalilishaji wa watoto, child abuse.

Examples

• Serikali imeahidi kukomesha udhalilishaji wa watoto.The government has promised to end the abuse of children.
• Wafungwa walilalamikia udhalilishaji kutoka kwa walinzi.The prisoners complained of degrading treatment by the guards.
• Kumtukana mtu hadharani ni udhalilishaji.Insulting someone in public is humiliating treatment.