Hawaiian Verb · Emotions
hōʻehaʻeha
Pronunciation: /hoh-EH-hah-EH-hah/
Meaning
To hurt repeatedly, to inflict pain; repeated pain or sorrow. Emphasizes prolonged suffering.
Example sentences
Ua hōʻehaʻeha ka puʻuwai o ka mōʻī i ka ʻike ʻana i ka make ʻana o kāna mau keiki.
The king's heart was repeatedly pained upon seeing the death of his children.
Mai hōʻehaʻeha wale i ka ʻeha o ka wā i hala; e neʻe mau nō kākou.
Do not let the pain of the past repeatedly hurt you; let us always move forward.
Hoʻomanaʻo mau ʻo ia i nā ʻano hoʻomaloka i hōʻehaʻeha ai kona ʻohana i ka manawa o ke kaua.
She always remembers the cruelties that repeatedly hurt her family during the time of war.
About this word
“hōʻehaʻeha” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To hurt repeatedly, to inflict pain; repeated pain or sorrow. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.