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Hyphenation for “irks”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “irks”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "irks" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “irks” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „irks“ ⟶ „irks“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "irks"

irks >> əːk

Definition: [verb] irritate; annoy.
Example: it irks her to think of the runaround she received

Synonyms of "irks"

irritate | annoy | vex | gall | rattle | pique | rub up the wrong way | exasperate | try someone's patience | put out | displease | anger | infuriate | madden | incense | make someone's blood boil | get on someone's nerves | make angry | make cross | ruffle | ruffle someone's feathers | make someone's hackles rise | raise someone's hackles | discountenance | antagonize | provoke | goad | get someone's goat | get/put someone's back up | peeve | miff | rile | aggravate | nettle | needle | get | get to | bug | hack off | get under someone's skin | rattle someone's cage | get someone's dander up | drive mad/crazy | drive up the wall | make someone see red | wind up | brown off | cheese off | nark | get across | get on someone's wick | drive round the twist | get up someone's nose | give someone the hump | tee off | tick off | burn up | rankle | ride | gravel | bum out | rark | give someone the pip | piss off | get on someone's tits |


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