1 adjective causing offence, disgustuafásach adj1 c m umillteanach adj1 c m ugránna adj3 c m ucreathnach adj1 c m uthat's shockingtá sé sin uafásach, tá sin millteanachhe committed shocking crimesrinne sé coireanna uafásacha, is gránna na coireanna a rinne séit's shocking that nobody helped hertá sé uafásach nár chabhraigh aon duine léi, is mór an náire nár chuidigh duine ar bith léi2 adjective unpleasantly surprisinguafásach adj1 c m ucreathnach adj1 c m uwe heard shocking newschualamar scéala uafásach, chualamar scéala a bhain stangadh asainn
3 adjective informal very baduafásach adj1 c m uainnis adj1 c m uthe house is in a shocking statetá an-drochbhail ar an teach, tá an teach ina chiseachthe weather was shocking yesterdaybhí an aimsir go hainnis inné, bhí an-drochaimsir ann innéthat was a shocking effortbhí sé sin go hainnis mar iarracht
