tr.v., irked, irk·ing, irks.

To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to. See synonyms at annoy.

[Middle English irken, to weary, possibly from Old Norse yrkja, to work, make verses, harangue.]

verb

To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall², get, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See feelings, pain/pleasure.

v

Definition: aggravate; rub the wrong way
Antonyms: delight, please

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IN BRIEF: To make weary or annoy.

My father's loud snoring irks my mother.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trætte, kede

Nederlands (Dutch)
ergeren, vervelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - agacer, contrarier

Deutsch (German)
v. - ärgern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκνευρίζω, ενοχλώ, διαολίζω, στενοχωρώ, ερεθίζω, εξερεθίζω

Italiano (Italian)
contrariare, infastidire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - irritar

Русский (Russian)
утомлять, раздражать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - irritar, fastidiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trötta, irritera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使厌倦, 使苦恼

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使厭倦, 使苦惱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 지루하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うんざりさせる, 退屈させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضجر, يضايق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ייגע, הרגיז, שעמם‬

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