Irk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɜːk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Irk is a verb meaning (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother.
Meaning
(transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother.
More Meanings
- An annoyance.
Example Sentences
It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.
Let no man pray to Māna-Yood-Sushāī, for who shall trouble Māna with mortal woes or irk him with the sorrows of all the houses of Earth?
The trade-off between computation cost and precision results in tuning parameters […] being exposed to the user, a major irk to practitioners of data science.
Word Forms
- irks
- irking
- irked
Synonyms for irk
Depending on context, synonyms include gall.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gall, irritate, vex, peeve, annoy, bother.
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