verb
irk
Irk (verb) means to annoy, vex or trouble someone.
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To annoy, vex or trouble someone.
"It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it."
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Etymology
Irk is inherited from Middle English irken (‘to tire, grow weary’), which traces back through Old Norse yrkja (‘to work’) and Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (‘to work’) to Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (‘to work’). It is cognate with Icelandic yrkja (‘to compose’), Swedish yrka (‘to urge, argue’) and Old English wyrċan (‘to work’), and is a doublet of work.
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What is the meaning of irk?
"irk" (verb) means to annoy, vex or trouble someone.
What is another word for irk?
Other words for "irk" include gall.
What is the opposite of irk?
The opposite of "irk" is please.
