afojudi
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + fi (“to use”) + ojú (“eyes”) + di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
àfojúdi
- (idiomatic) the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- (idiomatic) being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone
- (idiomatic) contemptuous, defiantly
- (idiomatic) defiance, contempt
- Synonyms: ìwà àfojúdi, arífín
- (a proverb on stages of life and adolescence)
Derived terms[edit]
- ìwà àfojúdi (“contempt”)
- aláfojúdi (“a person of contempt”)
- àfojúdíwọ̀n (“estimate”)
Related terms[edit]
- fojúdi (“to be defiant”)
- àmójúdíwọ̀n (“visual estimate”)