irk

irk  (ûrk)

tr.v. irked, irk·ing, irks

To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See Synonyms at annoy.

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[Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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irk

Verb

to irritate or vex [Middle English irken to grow weary]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" gall anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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irk

verb irritate, annoy, aggravate (informal) provoke, bug (informal) put out (informal) gall, ruffle, nettle, vex, rile, peeve (informal) get on your nerves (informal) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) miff (informal) be on your back (slang) get in your hair (informal) rub you up the wrong way (informal) put your nose out of joint (informal) get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal)

Translations

irk [əːk] vt → fastidiar

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irk [əːk] vt → ennuyer

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irk [əːk] vt → ärgern

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irk [əːk] vt → seccare