pairi
1. (verb) to be uneasy, troubled, upset, bothered, distressed, perturbed.
Ka pairi tōku ngākau ki te pukapuka a Ngāti Porou (W 1971:250). / I am perturbed about Ngāti Porou's document.
Synonyms: pāihi, tāhurihuri, ārangi, pāiriiri, koromāungaunga
2. (noun) uneasiness, disquiet, concern, terror, worry, alarm, trepidation, fear.
Ko te whakawehi, ko te pairi, ko te āwangawanga i tae mai ki a Ngāti Kahungunu i te rongo o te ope ngaki i te mate o Te Umu-kohukohu (M 2006:416). / Fear, distress and dread came over Ngāti Kahungunu at the news of the war party seeking revenge for the death of Te Umu-kohukohu.
