whakarihariha
1. (verb) to be disgusted, appalled, dismayed, reviled, aghast, revolted, shocked.
Nōna ka rongo i ahatia ngā mauhere i taua whenua, ka whakarihariha a roto i a ia, ka whakapairuaki (PK 2008:1126). / When she heard what happened to the prisoners in that country she was disgusted and felt nauseous.
Synonyms: whakahouhou, tumeke, ohorere, whētuki
2. (modifier) disgusting, loathsome, vile, abhorrent, awful, dreadful, appalling.
Ka whakaaturia atu e au te wāhi i pā mai ai tētahi aituā weriweri, whakarihariha hoki ki te tīma hōkī o Tāne-nui-a-Rangi i te tau 1947 (HP 1991:83). / I pointed out the place where a terrible, horrible accident occurred to the Tāne-nui-a-Rangi hockey team in 1947.
Synonyms: wetiweti
3. (noun) disgust, revulsion, repulsion, repugnance.
Nui atu te whakarihariha i te tirohanga atu o te hāwareware o ngā māngai o Paipa rāua ko tōna teina ko Tupeka (KA 1/1/1862:25). / It's quite disgusting looking at the spittle of the mouths of Pipe and his younger brother Tobacco.
Synonyms: ongaonga, whakarikarika, whakaanuanu, whakapairuaki, wetiweti, konekone, whakahouhou
