irk
1irk
transitive verb \ˈərk\Definition of IRK
: to make weary, irritated, or bored
Examples of IRK
- Drivers were irked by the higher gasoline prices.
- It irks me to have to clean up after you.
Origin of IRK
Middle English
First Known Use: 15th century
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2irk
nounDefinition of IRK
1
: the fact of being annoying
2
: a source of annoyance
Examples of IRK
- <one of the prof's major irks is a cell phone that rings during a lecture>
First Known Use of IRK
circa 1570
Related to IRK
- Synonyms
- aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, annoyance, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
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