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{
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"Irkutsk":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city of southern Russia in Asia on the Angara River near Lake Baikal population 587,500":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ir-\u02c8k\u00fctsk",
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"\u02cc\u0259r-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095245",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"irk":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggravation",
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"aggro",
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"annoyance",
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"bother",
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"botheration",
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"bugbear",
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"exasperation",
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"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
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"hassle",
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"headache",
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"inconvenience",
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"irritant",
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"nuisance",
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"peeve",
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"pest",
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"rub",
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"ruffle",
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"thorn",
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"trial",
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"vexation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a source of annoyance":[],
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": the fact of being annoying":[],
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": to make weary, irritated, or bored":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Drivers were irked by the higher gasoline prices.",
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"It irks me to have to clean up after you.",
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"Noun",
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"one of the prof's major irks is a cell phone that rings during a lecture",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"As Americans, both of these points irk us in a particularly galling manner. \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 7 June 2022",
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"Some could be inconsequential, and some could really irk the homicide detectives working the case. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"But the quirks of the new facility still irk some travelers. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 May 2013",
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"The question arising at every Cannes Film Festival lineup announcement about why the festival has not selected films from a particular country tends to irk chief selector Thierry Fr\u00e9maux. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 May 2022",
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"Even that simple pledge on bots could irk China\u2019s propagandists, who have openly bought fake accounts and used them to undercut claims of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In some cases, though, the Giants have pushed the game forward in ways that irk their opponents. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Adding a role to the list could irk Tesla shareholders. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of the intelligence that seems to irk the Ukrainian government the most is speculation about a specific invasion date, and the alleged Russian plan to fabricate a pretext for an invasion using a fake video involving actors. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The violence gets worse from there, and somehow all that is supposed to fit into a show about a Washington socialite whose biggest irk in the premiere is her rivalry with the first lady. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson varieties seem to sit somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of immunological irk . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"From that slight irk , a fuse is now irrevocably lit. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 13 June 2019",
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"But under the direction of Susannah Martin, those devices more irk than stoke fear. \u2014 Lily Janiak, SFChronicle.com , 25 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for irk Verb annoy , vex , irk , bother mean to upset a person's composure. annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind. don't bother me while I'm reading",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nark",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103100",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"irked":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggravation",
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"aggro",
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"annoyance",
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"bother",
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"botheration",
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"bugbear",
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"exasperation",
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"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
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"hassle",
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"headache",
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"inconvenience",
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"irritant",
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"nuisance",
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"peeve",
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"pest",
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"rub",
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"ruffle",
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"thorn",
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"trial",
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"vexation"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a source of annoyance":[],
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": the fact of being annoying":[],
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": to make weary, irritated, or bored":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"Drivers were irked by the higher gasoline prices.",
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"It irks me to have to clean up after you.",
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"Noun",
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"one of the prof's major irks is a cell phone that rings during a lecture",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"As Americans, both of these points irk us in a particularly galling manner. \u2014 Adam M. Carrington, National Review , 7 June 2022",
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"Some could be inconsequential, and some could really irk the homicide detectives working the case. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"But the quirks of the new facility still irk some travelers. \u2014 Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc , 10 May 2013",
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"The question arising at every Cannes Film Festival lineup announcement about why the festival has not selected films from a particular country tends to irk chief selector Thierry Fr\u00e9maux. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 19 May 2022",
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"Even that simple pledge on bots could irk China\u2019s propagandists, who have openly bought fake accounts and used them to undercut claims of human rights abuses in Xinjiang. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In some cases, though, the Giants have pushed the game forward in ways that irk their opponents. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"Adding a role to the list could irk Tesla shareholders. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of the intelligence that seems to irk the Ukrainian government the most is speculation about a specific invasion date, and the alleged Russian plan to fabricate a pretext for an invasion using a fake video involving actors. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The violence gets worse from there, and somehow all that is supposed to fit into a show about a Washington socialite whose biggest irk in the premiere is her rivalry with the first lady. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson varieties seem to sit somewhere in the middle of the spectrum of immunological irk . \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"From that slight irk , a fuse is now irrevocably lit. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 13 June 2019",
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"But under the direction of Susannah Martin, those devices more irk than stoke fear. \u2014 Lily Janiak, SFChronicle.com , 25 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for irk Verb annoy , vex , irk , bother mean to upset a person's composure. annoy implies a wearing on the nerves by persistent petty unpleasantness. their constant complaining annoys us vex implies greater provocation and stronger disturbance and usually connotes anger but sometimes perplexity or anxiety. vexed by her son's failure to clean his room irk stresses difficulty in enduring and the resulting weariness or impatience of spirit. careless waste irks the boss bother suggests interference with comfort or peace of mind. don't bother me while I'm reading",
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravate",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"eat",
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"exasperate",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nark",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"persecute",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite",
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"vex"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-120653",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"irksome":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": tending to irk : tedious":[
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"an irksome task"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the irksome task of cleaning up",
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"the irksome habit of leaving all the kitchen cabinet doors open",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate An irksome trend for the Oakland Athletics is an already weak offense sputtering at home. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 19 June 2022",
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"But the national rule for travelers remained and was arguably the most widespread, visible and irksome measure of its kind. \u2014 Curt Anderson, ajc , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"But the national rule for travelers remained and was arguably the most widespread, visible, and irksome measure of its kind. \u2014 Curt Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"And a body trained on BA.1 might have some trouble tussling with some of its more irksome kin, which appear to circumvent some of the antibodies their predecessor lays down. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
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"The more ordinary male mortals that inhabit the town \u2014 women are invisible, aside from one police officer (Sarah Twomey) \u2014 are only marginally less irksome , even if their micro-aggressions initially seem less of a threat. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 May 2022",
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"Its enactment produced the backlash from Disney \u2014 sparked by employee protests \u2014 that DeSantis and his allies claim to consider so irksome . \u2014 Michael Hiltzikbusiness Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"The characters bounce off one another, either to illustrate some irksome aspect of medicine or simply to be the butt of a joke. \u2014 Damian Garde, STAT , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge, which links Windsor, Ontario with Detroit, was particularly irksome for automakers on the U.S. side. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 14 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0259rk-s\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abrasive",
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"aggravating",
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"annoying",
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"bothersome",
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"carking",
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"chafing",
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"disturbing",
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"exasperating",
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"frustrating",
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"galling",
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"irritating",
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"maddening",
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"nettlesome",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"pesky",
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"pestiferous",
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"pestilent",
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"pestilential",
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"pesty",
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"plaguey",
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"plaguy",
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"rankling",
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"rebarbative",
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"riling",
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"vexatious",
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"vexing"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055659",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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}
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} |