wahalan.
/wəˈhalə/, U.S. /wəˈhɑlə/, West African English /waˈ(h)ala/ In Nigeria: trouble, affliction, calamity; (also) inconvenience, fuss, bother, palaver.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun]
swenchOE
derfnessc1175
wandrethc1175
adversity?c1225
derf?c1225
swinka1250
torferc1325
afflictiona1382
stressc1390
marrementc1391
sorea1400
noyancec1400
infortunacya1500
aloea1529
afflict?1529
obduction1610
afflictedness1646
strain1853
besetment1872
wahala1966
catch-arse1970
the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > [noun]
fever1340
motiona1398
quotidian?a1439
rufflea1535
commotion1581
fret1582
hurry1600
puddering1603
tumultuousnessa1617
trepidation1625
feverishness1638
boilingc1660
fermentationc1660
tumult1663
ferment1672
stickle1681
fuss1705
whirl1707
flurry1710
sweat1715
fluster1728
pucker1740
flutter1741
flustration1747
flutteration1753
tremor1753
swithera1768
twitteration1775
state1781
stew1806
scrow1808
tumultuating1815
flurrification1822
tew1825
purr1842
pirr1856
tête montée1859
go1866
faff1874
poultry flutter1876
palaver1878
thirl1879
razzle-dazzle1885
nervism1887
flurry-scurry1888
fikiness1889
foment1889
dither1891
swivet1892
flusterment1895
tither1896
overwroughtness1923
mania1925
stumer1932
tizzy1935
two and eight1938
snit1939
tizz1953
tiswas1960
wahala1966
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > [noun]
stirringc888
maleasea1300
uneasea1300
diseasec1330
perturbationa1382
unrestfulnessc1384
disturbancea1387
unroc1390
distroublancea1400
perturbancec1425
unquietnessc1460
inquietation1461
conturbationc1470
unheart's-ease1470
distroubling1487
wanease15..
inquietness?1504
unrufe1508
sturt1513
pertroublancea1522
inquieting1527
unquieting1548
turmoiling1550
unquiet1551
agitation?1555
storm1569
wanrest1570
discountenance1577
float1579
disquiet1581
brangling1584
diseasefulnessa1586
restlessness1597
hurry1600
disturbancy1603
disquietment1606
disordera1616
laruma1616
uneasinessa1616
diseasementa1617
discomposture1622
discomposition1624
whirr1628
discomposednessa1631
discomposure1632
pother1638
incomposedness1653
inquietude1658
uneasefulness1661
toss1666
disquietednessa1680
intranquillitya1699
disquietude1709
bosom-broil1742
discomfort1779
rufflement1806
feeze1825
uncomfortableness1828
discomforture1832
astasia1839
dysphoria1842
purr1842
peacelessness1852
palaver1899
perturbment1901
heebie-jeebies1923
wahala1966
agita1979
1966 C. Achebe Man of People i. 16 Make you put Minister money for my hand and all the wahala on top.
1973 W. Soyinka Season of Anomy xii. 258 He was going to his house on the reservation and would not step out of it until all the trouble was over. ‘I shall simply lock myself in’ he grinned, ‘stock up on stout and drink the wahala dry.’
1982 B. Emecheta Double Yoke (1983) x. 93 Look at all the wahala he raised about the university forms.
1986 E. Amadi Estrangement ii. 19 The GOC came with his wahala.
1987 C. Achebe Anthills of Savannah x. 137 If I for know na such big oga de for my front for that go-slow how I go come make such wahala for am.
1988 N.Y. Times 21 Feb. vii. 26/2 The taxi driver blames the ‘wahala’ of the traffic incident on the fact that Ikem doesn't travel around in a chauffeur-driven car that befits his position.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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