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词汇 whakama
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Definition of whakama in English:

whakama

nounˌfɑːkəˈmɑː
mass nounNZ
  • (in Maori culture) shame or embarrassment.

    avoiding a doctor out of embarrassment or whakama is just plain silly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I do not know how the Maori members in this House can stand seeing yet another attack on the concept of whakama.
    • For many Maori New Zealanders, to infringe this value would be to bring whakama on themselves.
    • They should suppress their whakama and sign up for the courses that are available.
    • Mitigating against such a self-identification strategy is a complex phenomenon called whakama.
    • In these communities there is still an element of 'whakama' in having a smear but also anonymity.
    • The biggest enemy of language revitalisation is whakama, a terrible sense of 'I'm not doing this right'.
    • Maori cultural phenomena such as whakama or hopo may have similarities in terms of being culture-bound reactions to extreme stressors.
    • Whakama is described as a state of mind that some Maori experience when they feel at a disadvantage.
    • There is intense externalised shame or guilt (sometimes described as whakama).
    • Students identified more areas warranting further investigation, such as "possibility of whakama".

Origin

Maori.

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