irk[verb]Synonyms: annoy, abrade, bother, bug, exercise, fret, gall, provoke, ruffle, vex, try, distress, harass, pain, strain, stress, trouble
Related Words: discommode,
incommode,
inconvenience,
trouble [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
irk /ɜːk $ ɜːrk/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse yrkja 'to work']
if something irks you, it makes you feel annoyed
Synonym : annoy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲