different between disturb vs irk

English

Etymology

From Middle English destourben, from Anglo-Norman distourber and Old French destorber, from Latin disturbare, intensifying for turbare (“to throw into disorder”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?t??b/
• Rhymes: -??(r)b

Verb

disturb (third-person singular simple present disturbs, present participle disturbing, simple past and past participle disturbed)

1. (transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

2. (transitive) to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing.
3. (intransitive) to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion.

Derived terms

• disturbance

Translations

Noun

disturb

1. (obsolete) disturbance

English

Etymology

From Middle English irken (“to tire, grow weary”), from Old Norse yrkja (“to work”), from Proto-Germanic *wurkijan? (“to work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?- (“to work”). Cognate with Icelandic yrkja (“to compose”), Swedish yrka (“to urge, argue”), Old English wyrcan, wyr?ean (“to work”). More at work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k/
• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Verb

irk (third-person singular simple present irks, present participle irking, simple past and past participle irked)

1. (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother

   It irks me doing all this work and have someone wreck it.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:annoy

Derived terms

• irksome
• irky

Translations

Anagrams

• IKR, Kri, ikr, kir, rik

Manx

Noun

irk

1. plural of ark