Definitions for: Irk

[v] irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

Webster (1913) Definition: Irk, v. t. [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf. Sw. yrka
to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG. erklich
disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E. urge.]
To weary; to give pain; to annoy; -- used only impersonally
at present.

To see this sight, it irks my very soul. --Shak.

It irketh him to be here. --M. Arnold.

Synonyms: gall

See Also: anger

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