whakaohorere
1. (verb) (-tia) to startle, surprise.
Tērā kua mōhio atu te hāwini ki te aituātanga o te kōkā o te wahine nei, otirā i tōna urunga atu ki roto i te rūma ka whakaohorere i tōna āhua me te mea kāore rawa atu ia i te mātau (TP 6/1913:6). / The maid knew about the mishap of the mother of this woman, but when she entered the room the maid appeared to be surprised as if she had no idea of this.
2. (modifier) sudden, unexpected, surprising, unanticipated, unforeseen.
3. (noun) surprise, element of surprise.
Ko te karamata, arā, te tino pahūtanga, te huringa pea o te kiripuaki matua ki te whai i ara kē. He āhuatanga ohorere pea ka puta i tēnei wāhanga o te paki, ka kīia ko te whakaohorere (RMR 2017). / The climax, that is the main eruption, is when the main character sets about following a different path. It is probably a surprising feature when it occurs in this part of the story and is called the element of surprise.
