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whakatakariri

1. (verb) (-ngia) to rouse indignation, be angry.

Ka whakatakariri a Raka' ki a Kohiti-nui, ā, taka rawa i tētehi rangi ka patua e Raka' (NIT 1995:21). / Raka' was angry with Kohiti-nui and one day Raka' killed him.

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2. (modifier) indignant, outraged, incensed, angry, irate, vexed.

Ka mutu ka tahuri te hunga i whakamaniorotia rā ki te moko i ō rātau kanohi (he mōhio iho kei te whakahēngia e te hāhi) hei tohu whakatakariri (TTR 1994:57). / The offended group began to revive tattooing (knowing it was opposed by the church) as a protest symbol.

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Synonyms: takariri, pukuriri, riri, wheke, tūpehupehu, kua puhipuhi te tero o Tāwhiri


3. (noun) anger, indignation, outrage.

Kua nui rawa tōna whakatakariri mō ōna mate i a koutou, arā mō te nui o ana tāngata i mate me te nui o ana moni i whakapaua i runga i te pukutohe me te kaha o ngā tāngata o Karahi ki te riri (TWMNT 6/4/1875:74). / He is mightily enraged for the problems you have caused him, that is for so many lives and so much money that it has cost him because of the obstinacy of the Calesians' defence.

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Synonyms: takariri

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