mearaigh, v.t. & i. 1. (a) Derange, distract; bewilder, confuse. An rud a mhearaigh mo chiall, what deranged my senses, drove me to distraction. An cheist atá á mhearú, the question that perplexes him. (b) Excite, infuriate; bother, trouble. Duine a mhearú le rud, to trouble s.o.’s mind with sth., to exasperate s.o. with sth. Ná ~ thú féin leis, don’t bother your head with it. Ag mearú faoi dhuine, inciting, infuriating, s.o. 2. Become distracted, bewildered; become infuriated.