irk

Meaning

Verb

to irritate; annoy; bother

Noun

An annoyance.

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

Translations

infastidire

agacer

fastidiar

ennuyer

ärgern

usandırmak

importunar

bıktırmak

irriter

irritare

molestar

incomodar

irritar

nervig sein

schlecht gelaunt machen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɜːk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: irken

Cognate with Icelandic: yrkja

Cognate with Swedish: yrka

Cognate with Old English: 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.