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māuiui

1. (verb) to be weary, sick, fatigued, sickly.

Haere mai ki ahau, e koutou katoa e māuiui ana, e taimaha ana, ā māku koutou e whakaokioki (PT Matiu 11:28). / Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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2. (modifier) sickly, fatigued, weary.

Totoro tonu atu ōku ringa ki a koe: e hiainu ana tōku wairua ki a koe, ānō he whenua māuiui (PT Nga Waiata 143:6). / I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

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3. (noun) illness, disorder.

Pēnā he māuiui ō rātou ka ora i a ia i te rima meneti (TTT 1/12/1930:2212). / If they have an illness he will heal them in five minutes.

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māuiui tuakiri

1. (noun) personality disorder, identity disorder.

whakatau māuiui

1. (noun) diagnosis.

māuiui aurongo

1. (noun) mood disorder.

māuiui pāmamaetanga

1. (noun) traumatic stress disorder.

māuiui whakaauau

1. (noun) obsessive compulsive disorder.

māuiui whakatiki

1. (noun) anorexia.

tohu māuiui

1. (noun) symptom.

Kāore e kore ka pātaihia koe e te rata he aha ngā tohu māuiui o tō mate. / No doubt you will be questioned by the doctor as to what the symptoms of your illness are.

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māuiui wairua tuakoi

1. (noun) schizophrenia.

māuiui whaiaro rua

1. (noun) bi-polar disorder.

māuiui kare ā-roto

1. (noun) mood disorder, emotional disorder.

Synonyms: māuiui aurongo

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