whakararuraru
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to confuse, disturb, bother, undermine, hinder, hamper, impede, encumber, cause problems.
Mehemea he pono te aroha o te tangata ki te wahine, o te wahine rānei ki te tāne, e kore rawa e mātoke, ahakoa whakararurarutia e ngā whanaunga engari ka kaha kē atu (TTT 1/10/1924:117). / If a man truly loves a woman, or vice versa, it will not go cold, and despite problems caused by relatives it will become stronger.
2. (modifier) confused, frustrating, exasperating, annoying, problem.
I a Rātana e ngaro atu ana, ka tae atu ngā rīpoata whakararuraru ki a ia e pā ana ki te 'pēke' (TTR 1996:155). / While Rātana was away, he received annoying reports about the 'bank'.
Synonyms: kūrakuraku, pōrahurahu, pōraruraru, uaua, whakararu, māniania, hara, rararu, raruraru, raru, mate
3. (noun) causing problems, hindrance, difficulty, impediment, problem, handicap, inconvenience.
Haere mai ana rātou me ngā pū o te Kāwanatanga ki te pēhi i a tātou. Kāore ō rātou mana; kāore anō hoki e tika tō rātou whakararuraru i a Ngāti Raukawa (TWMNT 3/4/1872:59). / They come with the guns of the government. The problem they are causing Ngāti Raukawa is without authority and is not right.
