2. (modifier) fearful, scared, afraid.
Kei te noho uruwehi ia kei toropā mai ki te tonga te pakanga o Taranaki, ka uru mai ki roto o Ōtaki (TTR 1990:304). / He was living in fear that the Taranaki war would spread to the south and into Ōtaki.
Synonyms: koera, kōtore whererei, hopī
3. (noun) fear, dread, uneasiness, unease, consternation.
Ka tohutohu te tākuta mā te kōrero mō tōna mānukanuka me tōna uruwehi e kaha ake ai ia. / The doctor instructed that by talking about her anxiety and fears she would become stronger.
