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Definitions for Irk

[1] to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
[2] (tr) to irritate, vex, or annoy

Words related to Irk

annoy, disturb, peeve, bother, inconvenience, irritate, rile, vex, gall, provoke, ruffle, miff, bug, nettle, harass, incommode, abrade, rasp, discommode, trouble

Words nearby Irk

irishman, irishwoman, iritic, iritis, iritomy, irk, irksome, irkutsk, irl, irm, irma

Origin of Irk

1300–50; Middle English irken to grow tired, tire < Old Norse yrkja to work, cognate with Old English wyrcan; see work

Word origin for Irk

C13 irken to grow weary; probably related to Old Norse yrkja to work

Synonyms for Irk

annoy, bother, disturb, gall, inconvenience, irritate, peeve, provoke, rile, vex, abrade, bug, discommode, eat, fret, harass, incommode, miff, nettle, rasp, ruffle, trouble, get on nerves, get to, give a hard time, make waves, put out