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argh

/ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/

argh interjection: expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.

Interjection

  1. (onomatopoeic) Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
    • Argh! It's already 7:15! We're never gonna make it!

Adjective

argh (comparative more argh, superlative most argh)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) Timid; cowardly.

argh meaning in Persian

argh in Persian

expression of annoyance
اَه ahh

Forms of argh

comparativemore argh
superlativemost argh

Origin of argh

In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form.

From Middle English argh, from Old English earg (“inert; weak; timid; cowardly”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Scots ergh, argh, arch, erf (“timid; reluctant; unwilling”). Doublet of eerie.

Words that rhyme with argh

Questions about argh

What does argh mean?
Argh means expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
What is argh in Persian?
Argh in Persian is اَه (ahh). See Argh meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is argh?
Argh can be an interjection or an adjective.
How do you pronounce argh?
Argh is pronounced /ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)/.

Words near argh in the dictionary

  1. Argenté
  2. Argentés
  3. Argestes
  4. Argetoaia
  5. Argeș
  6. argh
  7. Arghakhanchi
  8. arghan
  9. arghans
  10. arghool
  11. arghools

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