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Irk

verb/ˈɜːk/
Definition
irritate or vex
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɜːk/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈɜːk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈɜːk/
1 syllable Say it as /ˈɜːk/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbirritate or vex
“It galls me that we lost the suit”
Word Forms
gallnouna feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ärgern
irritieren oder ärgern
🇫🇷French
contrarier
irriter ou vexer
🇪🇸Spanish
fastidiar
irritar o irritar
🇮🇹Italian
irritante
irritare o irritare
🇳🇱Dutch
vervelend
irriteren of ergeren
🇵🇹Portuguese
irritação
irritar ou irritar
🇷🇺Russian
раздражать
раздражать или раздражать
India
🇧🇩Bengali
বিরক্ত
বিরক্ত করা বা বিরক্ত করা
🇮🇳Marathi
राग
चिडवणे किंवा त्रास देणे
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
烦人
激怒或烦恼
🇯🇵Japanese
イルク
イライラしたりイライラしたりする
🇰🇷Korean
짜증나
짜증나게 하거나 짜증나게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khó chịu
gây khó chịu hoặc bực bội
🇹🇭Thai
รบกวน
ระคายเคืองหรือก่อกวน
🇮🇩Indonesian
menjengkelkan
menjengkelkan atau menjengkelkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مزعج
تهيج أو نكد
🇹🇷Turkish
sinirlenmek
sinirlendirmek veya sinirlendirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהָצִיק
לעצבן או לעצבן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'irk'?
The primary meaning of 'irk' is 'irritate or vex'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'irk' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'irk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'irk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'irk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'irk' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'irk' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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