irk
verb[T]
formaluk/ɜːk/us/ɝːk/toannoysomeone:
使厌烦,使恼火Thenegativereplyto mycomplaintreally irked me.对我的投诉的否定回复着实令我气恼。
Synonym
gall
to annoy someone
- annoyIt annoys me that you're always late.
- botherIt bothers me that you don't help with the washing up.
- irritateAfter a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.
- peeveWhat peeved her most was that he hadn't even called her.
- bugHe's been bugging me all morning.
- aggravateIt really aggravates me the way he never thanks me for what I've done.
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- nose
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- step/tread onsomeone'stoesidiom
- tit