whakahariharitae
1. (verb) (-tia) to hold in contempt, vilify, malign, criticize, denigrate, disparage, gibe at.
E whakahariharitaetia tā tāua pōtiki (W 1971:38). / Our youngest child is being vilified.
Synonyms: muhani, tūtara, whakakino, whakaparahako, whakatūtūā, whakahahani, kehi, whakakinokino, muheni, whakatuohu, muhari
2. (noun) contempt, denigration, criticism, disparagement, aspersion, defamation, vilification.
He nui te whakahariharitae – ko taua āhua anō o konei (HM 1/1993). / There is a great deal of disparagement – that trait is here too.
