Irk

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Origin

From Middle English irken ("to tire, grow weary"), from Old Norse yrkja ("to work"), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną ("to work"), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ("to work"). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja ("to compose"), Swedish yrka ("to urge, argue"), Old English wyrcan, wyrċean ("to work"). More at work.

Full definition of irk

Verb

1. (transitive) to irritate; annoy; botherIt irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• irksome

Anagrams

• kir