Word of the day: Irk

Irk:  cansar(-se), preocupar(-se), aborrecer(-se), enfastiar(-se), enfadar(-se), preocupação, aborrecimento

Synonyms:  aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, aggravation, bother, exasperation

“Drivers were irked by the higher gasoline prices.”

“It irks me to have to clean up after you.”          (www.thefreedictionary.com)

Word of the day: FRET

Fret: lamúria, choradeira, queixa, preocupação, inquietação, descontentamento, aborrecimento, fricção, atrito, desgaste, corrosão,  amofinar-se, afligir(-se), irritar(-se), atormentar(-se), martirizar-se,  roer, corroer, esfregar, esfolar, agitar(-se), e aflição.

Synonyms:  dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, sweat, swelter,  tizzy, twitter

“One of my customers always gets into a fret if I'm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

“It is natural for people to fret when dealing with cancer.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: Fret

Fret:  lamúria, choradeira, preocupação, inquietação. aborrecimento.  atrito, afligir(-se), irritar(-se), atormentar(-se), roer, corroer

Synonyms: ablate, yelp, abrase, achievement, afflict, wreath, agitate, worry

“Television companies fret over competition.”

Newsweek, December 09, 2010

Word of the day: Woe

Woe:  aflição, angústia, preocupação, pena, pesar, dor, desgraça, calamidade, infortúnio.  desventura

Synonyms: abomination, affliction, weight, agony of mind, visitation, atrocity

“…a team with a notoriously finicky fan base, a long history of financial woe and…”

New York Times, December 5, 2011