1. (verb) to be mistaken, perplexed, nonplussed, flummoxed.
Pōkahu noa iho ahau ki te kore kai mā te hunga nei (W 1971:289). / I was nonplussed at the lack of food for this group of people.
Synonyms: raumahara, matekiri, hūkiki, pōrahurahu, tuarangaranga, harapuka, pōhēhē, pōrahu, rararu, raupeka, raruraru, raparapa, raru, pōkeka, pōritarita, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha
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