whakapuheto
1. (verb) to show contempt, scorn, disdain.
Moe iho ahau, nā e whakapuheto ana tētahi tangata i tana tou ki a au (W 1971:319). / I dreamt that someone showed contempt to me by exposing her bum.
Synonyms: tokoreko, whakareko, whakapuwheto, aniani, whakakurīmōri, wenerau, whakahāwea, whakaiti, hahani
2. (noun) contempt, scorn, disdain, indecency.
See also whakapuwheto
