2. (modifier) boring, tiresome, wearisome, tedious, exasperating, irksome, annoying, vexatious.
He mahi hōhā rawa te tangata kāore nei e āhei ki te titiro ahakoa pēhea te mārama o te kōrero (TP 11/1904:10). / The person who is not able to see, despite how clear the information is, is extremely exasperating.
3. (noun) nuisance, bother, bore, hassle, pain in the neck.
Ko tātou katoa pea kua rongo i te matangurunguru o te hoko taonga tōrōkiri, i te hōhā rānei o te kaupare atu i te tangata hoko tara-ā-whare (HM 2/1996:6). / We have probably all felt the disappointment of buying faulty goods, or the bother of staving off door-to-door sales people.
Synonyms: whakahōhā, whakapōrearea, pōrearea
