irk C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ɝːk/ UK /ɜːk/ See IPA manual Freq #62600 Meanings 1 verb to annoy, irritate, or weary someone The repeated interruption began to irk him. 2 noun informal: an annoyance or irritating feature The unreliable search was a persistent irk for users. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to annoy, irritate, or... annoyirritatevexgall 2 noun · informal: an annoyance or... annoyanceirritation ↔ Opposites pleasedelightsoothe Word family Forms irked Derived forms irksome Related forms workweary Etymology From Middle English irken, 'to tire or grow weary,' probably from Old Norse yrkja, 'to work.' The word shifted from weariness caused by labor to the modern sense 'annoy or irritate.' Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irk **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ɝːk/ **IPA (UK):** /ɜːk/ **Frequency rank:** 62600 ## Meanings 1. to annoy, irritate, or weary someone 2. informal: an annoyance or irritating feature ## Examples - The repeated interruption began to irk him. - The unreliable search was a persistent irk for users. ## Synonyms - annoy - irritate - vex - gall ## Antonyms - please - delight - soothe ## Derived Forms - irksome ## Related Forms - work - weary ## Etymology From Middle English irken, 'to tire or grow weary,' probably from Old Norse yrkja, 'to work.' The word shifted from weariness caused by labor to the modern sense 'annoy or irritate.' ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown