whakaititanga
1. (noun) humbling, belittling, disparaging, denigrating, diminishing, humiliation.
I tana hangapōuri, ka hoki a Tamahore ki Ōhāua-te-rangi i Ruatāhuna, ko tana whakaititanga i a ia mō ōna hara (TTR 1990:259). / Because of his sadness, Tamahore returned to live at Ōhāua-te-rangi, at Ruatāhuna, where he humbled himself for his sins.
2. (noun) reduction, decrease.
Synonyms: whakapoto