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Irk vs Annoyance - What's the difference?

irk | annoyance |

As a verb irk

is to irritate; annoy; bother.

As a noun annoyance is

that which annoys.

irk

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to irritate; annoy; bother
    • It irks me to do all this work and have someone destroy it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * irksome

    Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs ----

    annoyance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * annoyaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

    • Synonyms

    * nark