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Irk vs Browbeat - What's the difference?

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Irk is a related term of browbeat.


In lang=en terms the difference between irk and browbeat

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while browbeat is to bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

As verbs the difference between irk and browbeat

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while browbeat is to bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

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 ----

    browbeat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * brow-beat

    Verb

  • To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
    • Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.

    Synonyms

    * (to bully in an intimidating way) bully, cow, domineer, intimidate

    Related terms

    * browbeater

    References

    * * English irregular verbs