whakapuwheto
1. (verb) to show contempt, scorn, disdain.
See also whakapuheto
Synonyms: tokoreko, whakareko, whakapuheto, aniani, whakakurīmōri, wenerau, whakahāwea, whakaiti, hahani
2. (noun) contempt, scorn, disdain, indecency.
He maha ngā pānuitanga e whakakorea ana ki Aotearoa i runga i tō rātau whakapuwheto (Ng 1993:224). / Many publications are banned in New Zealand because of their indecency (Ng 1993:224).
