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horihori

1. (verb) to speak falsely, mistake, misjudge.

Kei roto tonu ahau i te kohu e whakapōhēhētia ana e aua iwi kawenga mātauranga nui, kia tino mōhio ai ahau ko wai e horihori ana (TP 10/1903:7). / I am still in the dark being misinformed by those people conveying important information but I will really know who is lying.

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Synonyms: hori, pōkaku, pōhauhau, , hapa, pōhēhē, hēnga, hēanga


2. (modifier) false, untrue, phoney, synthetic, artificial.

He tohu kūare tēnei, he hua nō te whakaaro horihori (TP 1/5/1901:1). / This is uninformed advice, a result of incorrect opinion.

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3. (noun) falsehood, lie.

E kī ana ngā kaiwhakahaere a Mahuta, he horihori (TP 10/1903:7). / Mahuta's administrators are saying that it is a lie.

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Synonyms: tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, hori, pūkei, kēā, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa, rūpahu, papahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa

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