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irkverb to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable actsshe irked her friend by chewing her gum loudly during the movie aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irritate, itch, nark(British), nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex hassle, hecklenaginflame(also enflame), provoke, rousebadger, bait, bullyrag(also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, teaseanger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roilagitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worryaffront, insult, miff, offend, outrage get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiatedelight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfyassure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe something that is a source of irritationone of the prof's major irks is a cell phone that rings during a lecture aggravation, aggro(British), annoyance, bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation discomfort, fleabite, pinprickaffront, insult, offense(or offence)upset, worryaffliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, soreanxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, troublehang-up, pet peeve, problemannoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offenderpandora's box delight, joy, pleasure v.annoy, vex, irk, bother mean to upset a person's composure.annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness.their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety.vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit.careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind.don't bother me while I'm reading in the 15th century |