-dhingura
Intermediate
-dhi-ngu-ra
verb
actions
English:To cause to fail/lose; to undermine; to make someone lose interest
Shona DefinitionKana uchi dhingura magetsi unenge uchitsenhura siwichi kuti magetsi achirega kushanda. Kana musikana aka dhingura mwoyo womukomana anenge aita kuti mukomana iyeye anzwe kumuda. Kana uka dhingura munhu ane chinzvimbo chake unenge waita kuti achisiye achachida. Vanhu vari pamusoro ndivo vanodhingurana pazvinzvimbo nguva dzose.

Definitions

To cause something to stop working or functioning; to cause someone to lose their position or interest in something; to undermine or sabotage.

Kana uchi dhingura magetsi unenge uchitsenhura siwichi kuti magetsi achirega kushanda.

Examples

Kana uchi dhingura magetsi unenge uchitsenhura siwichi kuti magetsi achirega kushanda.

When you are causing the electricity to fail, you are tampering with the switch so that the electricity stops working. Kana musikana aka dhingura mwoyo womukomana anenge aita kuti mukomana iyeye anzwe kumuda.

If a girl undermines a boy's heart, she will have caused that boy to feel love for her. Kana uka dhingura munhu ane chinzvimbo chake unenge waita kuti achisiye achachida.

If you undermine a person in their position, you will have caused them to leave it, even if they still want it. Vanhu vari pamusoro ndivo vanodhingurana pazvinzvimbo nguva dzose.

People in high positions are the ones who undermine each other in their positions all the time.

Synonyms

-tsenhura
-paradza
-kanganisa

Antonyms

-vaka
-gadzirisa
(leave empty if none)
AI Context

circumcise

Quick Reference

What does -dhingura mean in English?
-dhingura means "To cause to fail/lose; to undermine; to make someone lose interest" in English.
Definition of -dhingura
To cause something to stop working or functioning; to cause someone to lose their position or interest in something; to undermine or sabotage.
Tsanangudzo ye-dhingura
Kana uchi dhingura magetsi unenge uchitsenhura siwichi kuti magetsi achirega kushanda. Kana musikana aka dhingura mwoyo womukomana anenge aita kuti mukomana iyeye anzwe kumuda. Kana uka dhingura munhu ane chinzvimbo chake unenge waita kuti achisiye achachida. Vanhu vari pamusoro ndivo vanodhingurana pazvinzvimbo nguva dzose.
Part of speech
verb