2. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to find fault with, condemn, object to, criticise.
He āroharoha nō te iwi Māori i ēnei rā kua kore rawa e pērā rawa te tū mārō me te whakahēhē i ngā hapa o tētahi kē (Rewi 2005:337). / It's sad for the Māori people today that they can no longer stand firm and criticise the mistakes of others.
Synonyms: whakahē, whakaepaepa