ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Mental alienation, mearú m, seachrán m, intinne.
I am bewildered, tá meascán mearaí orm.
He broke forth into rage, tháinig racht mearaithe air.
He is out in his calculations, tá mearú m cuntais air.
Distempered mind, intinn mhearaithe.
The wine had fuddled his brain, chuir an fíon meascán mearaí ina cheann, speabhraídí air.
Games: Jig-saw puzzle, tomhas m míreanna mearaí.
(Usu. iron.) I was sadly puzzled, bhí mo shá mearaí orm.
F: He has a screw loose, tá boc mearaí air.
He has a slate loose, tá boc mearaí air.
P: To see snakes, mearú m, cinnmhire f, óil a bheith ort.
He is slightly touched, tá boc mearaí air.