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whakaanuanu

1. (verb) (-tia) to put off, cause disgust, shock.

Synonyms: unu, pāuhu, tuku, mahue


2. (noun) disgust, revulsion, shock.

He mea pārekareka te whakaanuanu a te tangata i a ia e kai ana, waiata ake ai i ā rātau waiata mōtekoteko (TTR 1996:222). / They liked putting him off while he was eating when they sang their bawdy songs.

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Synonyms: whakarikarika, wetiweti, whakarihariha, whakahouhou, whakapairuaki, ongaonga, mōketekete, whiti, oho mauri, ohorere, whētuki, ohomauri, hiko

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