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View usage for: (nɑːk) slang noun1. British, Australian and New Zealand an informer or spy, esp one working for the police (copper's nark) 2. British a person who complains irritatingly an old nark 3. Australian and New Zealand a spoilsport verb4. British, Australian and New Zealand to annoy, upset, or irritate he was narked by her indifference 5. (intransitive) British, Australian and New Zealand to inform or spy, esp for the police 6. (intransitive) British to complain irritatingly 7. nark at someone 8. nark it Word origin C19: probably from Romany nāk nose nark in American English 1 (nɑrk) Slang noun1. an informer; stool pigeon verb transitive, verb intransitive2. to inform on (a person) 3. British to make, be, or become annoyed, angry, etc. Derived forms narky (ˈnarky) adjective Word origin < Romany nāk, a nose < Hindi nāk, nose: for IE base see nose nark in American English 2 (nɑrk) Examples of 'nark' in a sentencenark Synonyms of 'nark'annoy, bother, provoke, bug More Synonyms of nark Synonyms peeve get on your nerves (informal) miff (informal) piss you off (taboo, slang) hack you off (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to annoy What aggravates you most about this country? Synonyms annoy, bother, provoke, needle (informal), irritate, tease, hassle (informal), gall, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), hack you off (informal) Definition to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing I don't know why he bothers me with this kind of rubbish. Synonyms pester, plague, irritate, put out, harass, nag, hassle (informal), inconvenience, molest, breathe down someone's neck, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), bend someone's ear (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), get on your wick (British, slang) Definition to irritate or upset (someone) I only did it to bug my parents. Synonyms annoy, bother, disturb, needle (informal), plague, irritate, harass, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), badger, gall, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), hack you off (informal) - narcissism
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Additional synonymsDefinition to cause great irritation to The constant interruptions were beginning to exasperate me. Synonyms irritate, anger, provoke, annoy, rouse, infuriate, hassle (informal), exacerbate, aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, madden, inflame, bug (informal), nettle, get to (informal), vex, embitter, irk, rile (informal), pique, rankle, peeve (informal), needle (informal), get on your nerves (informal), try the patience of, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (British, slang), hack you off (informal) Definition to annoy or irritate It was their smugness that galled her most. Synonyms annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate (informal), get (informal), trouble, bother, disturb, plague, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, displease, irk, rile (informal), peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub up the wrong way, get on your wick (British, slang), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to irritate or vex The rehearsal process irked him increasingly. Synonyms irritate, annoy, aggravate (informal), provoke, bug (informal), put out (informal), gall, ruffle, nettle, vex, rile, peeve (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), miff (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get in your hair (informal), rub you up the wrong way (informal), put your nose out of joint (informal), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to annoy or anger (someone) Their attitude irritates me. Synonyms annoy, anger, bother, provoke, offend, needle (informal), harass, infuriate, aggravate (informal), incense, fret, enrage, gall, ruffle, inflame, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, pique, rankle with, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), drive you up the wall (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), rub you up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), try your patience, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (informal), get your dander up (informal), raise your hackles, get your back up, get your hackles up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) I instantly regretted my remark, because it obviously nettled him. Synonyms irritate, provoke, annoy, gall, sting, aggravate (informal), incense, ruffle, exasperate, vex, goad, pique, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), hack you off (informal), piss you off (taboo, slang), harass, hassle (informal), fret, chafeDefinition to irritate or annoy Synonyms irritate, get (informal), bother, provoke, bug (informal), annoy, gall, exasperate, nettle, vex, irk, rile, pique, get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get your goat (slang), rub (up) the wrong way, hack you off (informal) Definition to hurt (someone's) pride She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm. Synonyms displease, wound, provoke, annoy, get (informal), sting, offend, irritate, put out, incense, gall, nettle, vex, affront, mortify, irk, rile, peeve (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), put someone's nose out of joint (informal), miff (informal), hack off (informal) Definition to deliberately act in a way intended to anger someone I didn't want to do anything to provoke him. Synonyms anger, insult, annoy, offend, irritate, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, enrage, gall, put someone out, madden, exasperate, vex, affront, chafe, irk, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves (informal), get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo, slang), put someone's back up, try someone's patience, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair (informal), rub someone up the wrong way, hack someone off (informal) Definition to annoy or anger Cancellations rarely riled him. Synonyms anger, upset, provoke, bug (informal), annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, nettle, vex, irk, pique, peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get your goat (slang), try your patience, rub you up the wrong way, get or put your back up, hack you off (informal) |