matawaenga

1. (verb) to be undecided, left in a dilemma, unsure, ambivalent, in two minds.

Ka matawaenga katoa a Hinerangi, ka tino rangirua ki ngā kōrero a tōna koroua (RMR 2017). / Hinerangi was left in a dilemma, she was very confused about what her grandfather had said.

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2. (adjective) be undecided, left in a dilemma, unsure, ambivalent, in two minds.

Matakuikui ana a Helen Clark, engari anō a Jim Bolger, he matawaenga kē pea tāna (HM 1/1997). / Helen Clark is pleased, but Jim Bolger on the other hand is probably in a dilemma.

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3. (noun) dilemma, predicament, quandary.

I tēnei wāhanga o te whakaari, ka kaha ake te puta o te matawaenga e pā ana ki te keri hinu i tō rātou rohe (RMR 2017). / In this part of the play the dilemma concerning oil drilling in their district comes through strongly.

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Synonyms: pōraruraru, mōrearea, harapuka

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