pōuritanga
1. (noun) depression, despondency, gloom, dejection, unhappiness, sadness.
He kōrero tēnei hei pōuritanga mā te ngākau o te katoa, e puta ai te aroha ki te hunga kua ngaro atu ki te pō. E puta ai hoki te aroha ki ō rātou whanaunga e noho nei i runga i te mamaetanga me te pōuritanga (KO 24/8/1886:3). / This account will make the hearts of everyone despondent and will bring out the concern for the people who have been lost to the world of death and the concern for their relatives who remain in pain and sadness.
Synonyms: pōuri, tiwhatiwha, auwhi, matarehu, matapōrehu, hinapōuri, auhi, whakapōuri, mōteatea, matapōuri
