2. (verb) to be sudden, startled, shocked, surprised.
I ohorere katoa i a ia ngā iwi i Whakatāne i te pōwhiritanga i a Tā Perenata Whēkihana i te tau 1963 (TTR 2000:120). / He shocked everyone at the official welcome of Sir Bernard Fergusson in Whakatāne in 1963.
Synonyms: whakarihariha, whētuki, tumeke
3. (modifier) suddenly, unexpectedly, abruptly, without warning.
Hei utu i tēnei, i puta ohorere ake a Ngāti Apa ki te tuki i a Ngāti Toa i Waikanae (TTR 1990:246). / As revenge for this, Ngāti Apa appeared unexpectedly to attack Ngāti Toa at Waikanae.
4. (noun) surprise, shock.
Kāore hoki i ārikarika taku ohorere ki te mahi a ngā tamariki nei (HP 1991:290). / I was really shocked at what these children did.
Synonyms: whētuki, whakaanuanu, mōketekete, hiko, ohomauri, whiti, oho mauri
