irked
past simple and past participle ofirk
irk
verb[T]
formaluk/ɜːk/us/ɝːk/toannoysomeone:
Thenegativereplyto mycomplaintreally irked me.
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
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofirked
irked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Many are proud of this ownership and many more areirkedand even infuriated by it, but the fact of the ownership remains.
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The general public isirkedby the anonymity and indifference of capitalism and resorts instead to familiar and tried and tested networks.
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I have in the past sometimes been a littleirkedby rulings which have been given to my disfavour.
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They are additionallyirkedbecause they still have to pay increased rates as a result of building a garage.
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What hasirkedit until recently has been that the true facts have not been clearly and sufficiently appreciated.
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But they have beenirkedat the fact that their chance of engaging themselves in bulk against the enemy has been so long in coming.
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Some local authorities have beenirked, as has been made plain in the debate, and frustrated, by their limited status.
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He says that he feels greatlyirkedwhen he hears people say that there is a military solution—that irks me too—and that there is a political solution.
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This matter has been going on since 1985 and the local authority and local people are becoming extremelyirkedand cross because nothing has been done.
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And he isirkedby the new-found freedom that the villagers and their children seem to enjoy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had kept abreast of national politics since college, though, and the circumstances of his father's presidential campaign loss hadirkedhim for decades.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was assigned to training recruits, but this rear-echelon roleirkedhim.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is especiallyirkedby cases involving unfilial children or adolescent offenders with no regard for authority.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisirkedthe state and a plethora of plots against him were made.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was alsoirkedby hearing his father's peace-loving stance perpetually celebrated.
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