argh
interjectionadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ɑː(ɹ)(ɡ)//
- /[ɑɹɣ]/
- /[ɑːɣː]/
Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
interjection
- 1
Expressing annoyance, dismay, embarrassment or frustration.
Argh! It's already 7:15! We're never gonna make it!
Etymology
In imitation of a cry. Used since at least the 18th century. Compare ah, of which it could be a lengthened form.
adjective
- 1
Timid; cowardly.
Etymology
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.
Forms
- comparative
- more argh
- superlative
- most argh
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