irk

Senso (English)

to irritate; annoy; bother

Synonyms

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

put in a bad mood

ail

alienate

badger

🦡

bedevil

be fed up with

begrudge

bug

🐛

chafe

derange

discommode

enrage

exacerbate

exasperate

get

goad

gravel

hassle

heckle

hinder

incense

incite

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɜːk/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from inglese medio: irken

Cognate with islandese: yrkja

Cognate with svedese: yrka

Cognate with inglese antico: wyrċan

In summary

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”). More at work.