irk

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

to irritate; annoy; bother

Noun

An annoyance.

Conceptes

molestar

amoïnar

vexar

incomodar

mortificar

fastidiar

Sinònims

annoy

vex

bother

irritate

gall

disturb

provoke

aggravate

peeve

harass

trouble

fret

infuriate

rile

anger

💢

tease

miff

upset

weary

😩

harrass

displease

pique

incommode

inconvenience

infest

instigate

jar

🫙

ken

molest

nark

nettle

offend

pester

pother

rag

rankle

spite

stir up

taunt

tee off

tire

be sick of

be tired of

grate on

jar on

put out of tune

incur displeasure

be weary of

be bored with

affront

Traduccions

fastidiar

agacer

infastidire

ärgern

ennuyer

usandırmak

irritar

bıktırmak

importunar

incomodar

irriter

irritare

désaccorder

contrarier

in schlechte Laune versetzen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɜːk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: irken

Cognat amb islandès: yrkja

Cognat amb suec: yrka

Cognat amb anglès antic: wyrċan

In summary

Inherited from Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrċan (“to work”). Doublet of work.