whakawhara
1. (verb) to be risky, dangerous, harmful, injurious, take a risk.
Kore rawa a Pine i whakaae māna e tango mai te pare, waiho kētia ana e ia mā te iwi kāinga e whakawhara (TTR 1998:188). / Pine refused to remove the carved lintel, and left it for the local people to take that risk themselves.
Synonyms: mōrearea
2. (modifier) risky, dangerous, harmful, injurious.
He wā tino mōrearea, whakawhara i te tangata mehemea ka kūare ki ngā tikanga o te kāinga nei (WT 2013:52). / It is a very hazardous and risky time for somebody who is ignorant of the practices of this place.
