whakapōhēhē
1. (verb) (-tia) to deceive, confuse, baffle, bewilder, confound, disconcert, nonplus, bamboozle, delude, dupe, mislead, hood-wink, misinform.
Kei roto tonu ahau i te kohu e whakapōhēhētia ana e aua iwi (TP 10/1903:7). / I am still in the dark being misinformed by those people.
Synonyms: whakarangirua, whakapōkaikaha, whakahanepī, whakarare, whakatekateka
2. (modifier) deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, untruthful, misleading.
He mea whakapōhēhē i te tangata taua kōrero i 'Te Wānanga', he tuapeka mārire; ko te whakamāoritanga hoki o taua kōrero kīhai rawa i tika, hē rawa ana (TWMNT 30/11/1875:152). / The article in 'Te Wānanga' is misleading, it's very deceitful; and the translation into Māori is quite incorrect.
Synonyms: whakakūare, hāwatewate, tuapeka
3. (noun) deceit, dishonesty.
Kia mutu ai tō tātou tamarikitanga, te akina, te kahakahakina e ngā hau katoa o te whakaako, he whakawiringa kē nā te tangata, he māminga, he whakapōhēhē (PT Epeha 4:14). / That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.
