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whakahāweatanga

1. (noun) discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, intolerance.

Ahakoa te whakahāweatanga o te tangata ki te haere a Hirini Taiwhanga ki Ingarangi, he hua nunui kua puta mai i tana haere (KO 15/1/1883:6). / Despite people's intolerance towards Hirini Taiwhanga's journey to England, many benefits resulted from his trip.

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Synonyms: whakatoihara, ngākaukino, whakatakētanga, kōaro

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