whakatohetohe
1. (verb) to be unwilling, reluctant, disinclined.
I whakatohetohe tana mokopuna ki te hoki ki te kāinga o ōna mātua. / Her grandchild was reluctant to return to her parents' home.
Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, manawa pā, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, horokukū, whakakumu, kōroiroi
2. (noun) unwillingness, reluctance, disinclination.
Kīhai he tūranga mōna i konei, nā te whakatohetohe o ngā whare wānanga o Niu Tīreni ki te whakatū i ētehi kaiwhakaako mō te kaupapa nei (TTR 1996:15). / There was no position for him here as the New Zealand universities were unwilling to appointment lecturers in the subject.
Synonyms: korou kore, ngākau kore, kōroiroi, whakatōngā
