Meaning of IRK
| Pronunciation: | | urk
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| | Definition: | | [v] irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit" |
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| | Synonyms: | | gall |
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| | See Also: | | anger | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Irk\, v. t. [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka
to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich
disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]
To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally
at present.
To see this sight, it irks my very soul. --Shak.
It irketh him to be here. --M. Arnold.
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| | Related Terms: | | abrade, aggravate, ail, annoy, badger, bait, be at, be infinitely repetitive, be tedious, be the matter, bedevil, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag, burn up, chivy, complicate matters, concern, devil, discommode, discompose, distemper, distress, disturb, dog, drag on, exasperate, exercise, fash, fatigue, fret, gall, get, glut, go on forever, gripe, harass, harry, heckle, hector, hound, incommode, inconvenience, jade, miff, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, pain, pall, peeve, perplex, persecute, perturb, pester, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard, pother, provoke, put out, put to it, puzzle, ride, rile, roil, ruffle, satiate, strain, stress, tease, tire, tire to death, torment, trouble, try, try the patience, tweak the nose, vex, wear, wear on, weary, worry |
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