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raumahara

1. (verb) to be perplexed, confused, stumped, baffled, nonplussed, bemused, confounded.

Ko tāku e raumahara nei, e whakamā nei, ko te whakahē mai a ētahi i te āhua o tōku reo kāore nei e ōrite ana ki te reo o aku tūpuna (HM 2/1996:2). / The thing that perplexes and embarrasses me is the criticism of some that the style of my language is not like the language of my ancestors.

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Synonyms: paraparau, pōrangirangi, pōrauraha, pōkaikaha, matekiri, hūkiki, pōkahu, pōrahurahu, tuarangaranga, harapuka, pōhēhē, pōrahu, rararu, raupeka, raruraru, raparapa, raru, pōkeka, pōritarita


2. (noun) confusion, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement.

Ka rurutu noa iho te mahi a te wai o te kamo. Ao noa e tatangi ana, pō noa, me te raumahara ngā ngākau (TP 1/1913:5). / Copious tears fell from the eyes. They cried day and night and were perplexed.

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