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Irk vs Unnerve - What's the difference?

irk | unnerve |

As verbs the difference between irk and unnerve

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while unnerve is to deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.

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 ----

    unnerve

    English

    Verb

    (unnerv)
  • To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
    • to unnerve the arm
  • To upset.
    • I was greatly unnerved by this.

    Derived terms

    * unnervingly