2. (modifier) (-na,-tia) disparaging, belittling, disapproving, denigrating.
Kai taku whakaruruhau i ngā hau kino o te wā, i ngā tao tāwai, i ngā tao rangirangi, i ngā tao whakarōriki, tīraha rā! (HM 4/2009:3) / My protector from the evil winds of the time, from the taunts, from the annoying criticisms, and the disparaging jibes, lie there in state!
3. (noun) disparagement, belittling, mocking, ridicule, denigration.
He mahi kino tēnā, te whakarōriki i te hunga hauā (PK 2008:1129). / That is bad behaviour, the mocking of the disabled.
Synonyms: hangareka, whakatakē, pūhohe, tāwai, whakaparahako, whakareko, taunu, aniani, whakaiti, whakahīhī, whakamanumanu, whakahahani
