Associations to the word «Irk»

Wiktionary

IRK, verb. (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

Dictionary definition

IRK, verb. Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats