nark
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈnärk 
British
: stool pigeon sense 1
nark
2 of 3noun (2)
less common spelling of narc
slang
: a person (such as a government agent) who investigates narcotics violations
nark
3 of 3verb
narked; narking; narks
transitive verb
British
: irritate, annoy
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- betrayer
- canary [slang]
- deep throat
- fink
- informant
- informer
- rat
- rat fink
- snitch
- snitcher
- squealer
- stool pigeon
- stoolie
- talebearer
- tattler
- tattletale
- telltale
- whistle-blower
Verb
- aggravate
- annoy
- bother
- bug
- burn (up)
- chafe
- eat
- exasperate
- frost
- gall
- get
- grate
- gripe
- hack (off)
- irk
- irritate
- itch
- nettle
- peeve
- persecute
- pique
- put out
- rasp
- rile
- ruffle
- spite
- vex
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Example Sentences
Verb during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant
Recent Examples on the Web
Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2020 The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
Noun
Camp in the Country’s Least-Visited National Park Let everyone else swarm the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and head to Isle Royale, one of the most remote national narks in the nation, located in the middle of Lake Superior. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 22 Jan. 2020 Verb
As home secretary, Theresa May narked cops by lecturing them in public and cutting back on their powers to stop and search passers-by. The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
perhaps from Romani nak nose
Verb
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1859, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1888, in the meaning defined above
narks 1 of 2
noun
as in informants
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing he began to suspect that there was a nark in his organization who was tipping off Scotland Yard Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- informants
- informers
- canaries
- stoolies
- snitches
- tattletales
- tattlers
- spies
- squealers
- rats
- finks
- collaborators
- betrayers
- stool pigeons
- deep throats
- telltales
- snitchers
- gossips
- whistle-blowers
- rat finks
- blabbermouths
- gossipers
- snoops
- leakers
- blabbers
- snoopers
- talebearers
- notifiers
narks
2 of 2verb
as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts during the war some of the British were narked by their American allies, who were perceived as arrogant Synonyms & Similar Words
- annoys
- bothers
- bugs
- irritates
- persecutes
- riles
- gets
- irks
- aggravates
- exasperates
- spites
- gripes
- vexes
- grates
- infuriates
- angers
- chafes
- frosts
- peeves
- itches
- galls
- worries
- nettles
- eats
- ruffles
- piques
- insults
- rasps
- plagues
- wears on
- gets to
- provokes
- sets one's teeth on edge
- teases
- nags
- gets on one's nerves
- gets one's goat
- puts out
- sticks in one's craw
- heckles
- badgers
- upsets
- harasses
- outrages
- enrages
- devils
- offends
- hassles
- harries
- burns (up)
- rubs the wrong way
- rouses
- baits
- rankles
- disquiets
- maddens
- pesters
- hacks (off)
- unsettles
- agitates
- inflames
- antagonizes
- distresses
- roils
- miffs
- incenses
- discomforts
- enflames
- affronts
- unhinges
- exercises
- bullyrags
- ballyrags
- perturbs
- frets
- undoes
- discomposes
- hagrides
- freaks (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- obliges
- pleases
- delights
- mollifies
- placates
- pacifies
- conciliates
- gladdens
- gratifies
- contents
- appeases
- cheers
- satisfies
- assures
- propitiates
- reassures
- soothes
- quiets
- consoles
- comforts
- solaces