pōrearea
1. (verb) (-tia) to be annoyed, bothered, pestered, harassed, troubled.
Heoi ka pōrearea ahau i te pouaru nei, nā ka takitakina e ahau tōna mate, kei haere tonu mai ka mate ahau i te hōhā (PT Ruka 18:5). / Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
2. (modifier) nuisance, get in the way, tiresome, importunate, bothersome, demanding.
Ka mea mai rātou ki a ia, “E mātau ana koe ki te ara?” Ka kī atu a Māui, “Me rapu noa ake e au.” “E tama! Kātahi anō te mahi pōrearea nāu, kāore koe e haere mārire i runga i ō hiahia, hei matua aha mō mātou?” (JPS 1929:19). / They said to him, “Do you know the way?” Māui answered, “I will find it somehow.” “Boy! What a tiresome quest is this of yours. Why do you not just quietly endeavour to achieve your aims. What do we want a parent for?”
3. (noun) nuisance, pest (person), interruption.
He roa te wā mai i te tokonga ake o te whakaaro ki te putanga ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama engari i ū rātou ahakoa ngā pōrearea, ngā pīroiroi (HM 1/1997). / It's been a long time from the inception of the idea to its fruition but they were determined despite the interruptions and distractions.
Synonyms: whakahōhā, whakapōrearea, hōhā
