2. (modifier) stressful, worrying, disturbing, disquieting.
Noho ana tēnei hei take whakarikarika i te whānau whānui tonu (TTR 2000:36). / This remained as a stressful matter within the extended family.
3. (noun) disgust, abhorrence, repugnance, revulsion, antipathy, loathing, hatred.
Ko te pūtake hou o ēnei whakaakoranga he whakahē, he whakarikarika, ki te Karaipiture, ki te Karaiti (TTR 1990:100). / The new element in these teachings was the criticism and loathing of the Scriptures and of Christ.
Synonyms: mauāhara, wetiweti, konekone, whakahouhou, whakarihariha, ongaonga, whakaanuanu, whakapairuaki
