whakareko
1. (verb) sneer, scorn, deride, disdain, treat with contempt.
Synonyms: tokoreko, whakapuwheto, whakapuheto, aniani, whakakurīmōri, wenerau, whakahāwea, whakaiti, hahani
2. (noun) scorn, ridicule, derision, disdain.
He nui kē atu tōna mataku i te whakareko i tōna mataku i te moto (Ng 1993:437). / He feared sneers more than blows (Ng 1993:437).
Synonyms: taunu, whakarōriki, aniani, whakaiti, whakahīhī, whakamanumanu, tāwai, whakahahani, whakaparahako
