pāhewahewa
1. (verb) to be mistaken, deluded.
Engari kei pāhewahewa koutou mā te rarau noa i ngā pukapuka nei ka tika katoa te mahi a te kaiwhakaako nō nā tata nei i whakaako ai, i paku kōrero Māori ai rānei (HM 1/1994). / But you should not be deluded into thinking that by latching onto these books that the work of the teacher, who has started teaching recently, or who can speak a little Māori, that it will all be OK.
2. (modifier) mistaken, deluded.
Kātahi nā te hunga pāhewahewa ko tērā! (Karetu 2016). / What a deluded bunch of people that is!
3. (noun) delusion, self-deception, misconception.
Kātahi nā te mutunga mai o te pōkaku, o te pāhewahewa, e hika e! (HM 4/1997:5). / How totally mistaken and deluded is that, for goodness sake!
Synonyms: pōkaku, hewa, pōhēhētanga
