Yes, "irk" and "irritate" are similar in meaning, as both refer to causing annoyance or discomfort. "Irk" is often used in a more informal context, while "irritate" can have a broader range of usage, including physical and emotional discomfort. Both words convey the idea of causing someone to feel bothered or displeased.
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Some synonyms for annoy are disturb, trouble, pester or distress.
anger,annoying ,rankle ,rouse ,irritate ,gall and irk :P
irritate - > to rouse to impatience of anger provoke -> to incite to anger or resentment bother -> to disturb or anger vex -> to bring distress peeve -> a resentful mood irk -> to be irritating/ wearisome aggravate -> to make worse or more troublesome
Irk verb - to annoy, pester, bother; GET ON (ONE'S) NERVES. Sentence: He just irks me.
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Some synonyms for annoy are disturb, trouble, pester or distress.
anger,annoying ,rankle ,rouse ,irritate ,gall and irk :P
peeved, mad, upset, riled."Irked " means irritated or slightly annoyed.
badger, pester, plague, harass, hassle, harry, keep on at, carp at, needle irritate, annoy, worry, trouble, torment, irk, disturb, vex, bother, distress
work ( work u go to ) work ( like something wont work ) it is a homonyms :)
Anger : irritate
An alternative form of "irk" would be "annoy" or "bother".
The way he chewed his food started to irk her. She wanted to say hello, but he seemed to be in a grouchy mood, and she didn't want to further irk him.
Obnoxious people really irk me. Crazy people really irked me .
The prefix of the word "irk" is "ir-" and the suffix is "-k".
1. You really irk me. 2. Hey, doesn't he really irk you?