vurugu

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Meaning

Fighting, shouting or disorder among a group of people, often with damage or injury.

Good to know

A noun of the n class, usually treated as plural (vurugu hizo). Kuzuka kwa vurugu is an outbreak of violence, and zenye vurugu means violent.

Examples

• Vurugu zilizuka baada ya matokeo ya uchaguzi.Violence broke out after the election results.
• Polisi walitumia mabomu kutuliza vurugu.The police used tear gas to calm the riot.
• Filamu hii ina vurugu nyingi kwa watoto.This film has too much violence for children.

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