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paraheahea

1. (modifier) helpless, vulnerable, powerless.

E ai ki ngā kōrero o tana reta – aroha ana te pānui mai – ki tana wahine, tūwiriwiri ana ia he patu kē nei hoki tana mahi i ngā hōia heketau e puta paraheahea noa ake ana i ō rātou waka rererangi (TTR 2000:103). / According to the account in his letter - which was sad to read - to his wife, he described his horror of his task in killing paratroopers as they emerged helpless from their planes.

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Synonyms: kahakore, kuruki, mohemohe, rōrā, ngoikore, hangenge


2. (noun) laziness, idleness, indolence, sloth.

Koia nei ngā huanui o te whanoke, o te wairangi, o te whakaaro kore, o te paraheahea (KO 16/2/1885:1) / That's the way of the oddball, the foolish, the thoughtless and the indolent.

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Synonyms: māhonge, pakukore, hakurara, māngere, māngeretanga, hakorea

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