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Definition of 'irk'

1. (v.t.) irk
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME: to grow tired, tire < ON yrkja to work, c. OE wyrcan)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) gall, irk
irritate or vex
"It galls me that we lost the suit"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) irk
to weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally at present

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