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whakatūpehupehu

1. (verb) to become angry, bluster, rage, rebuke, castigate, censure, reprimand, reproach.

Kaua e whakatūpehupehu ki te kaumātua; engari āta kōrerotia atu ānō he matua (PT 1 Timoti 5:1). / Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father.

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2. (modifier) dogmatic, raging.

Kīhai a Wiremu i mataku ki te taupatupatu i ngā tikanga whakatuanui, tikanga whakatūpehupehu hoki (TTR 2000:143). / Wiremu was not afraid to debate dogmatic traditions and strictures.

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Synonyms: rūtaki, niwhaniwha

3. (noun) rage, bluster, censure, rebuke, reprimand, castigation, reproach.

Ka tukua e Ihowa ki a koe te kanga, te tuatea me te whakatūpehupehu (PT Tiuteronomi 28:20). / The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke.

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Synonyms: niwha, riri, rūtā, nguha, kohete, koeka, kowhete, kōwhetewhete, tātā

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