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.

单词	whakama
释义	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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