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Irk vs Peeve - What's the difference?

irk | peeve |

Peeve is a synonym of irk.



As verbs the difference between irk and peeve

is that irk is to irritate; annoy; bother while peeve is to annoy; vex.

As a noun peeve is

an annoyance or grievance.

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 ----

    peeve

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An annoyance or grievance.

    • Verb

    (peev)
  • To annoy; vex.
    • He was peeved to note that his work had been undone.

    See also

    * pet peeve