argh

American  

[ahr, ahrg] / ɑr, ɑrg /

Or aargh

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)

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Etymology

Origin of argh

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

A recurring image puts the idea powerfully: “There’s nothing human that can’t be traced back to a growl, an argh, an ugh, an ooh ooh ooh.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021

“My brain went: argh, too much,” she says.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2019

"You just have to sit there and be like, 'Ah, ooh, hah, ugh, argh, waa, uuhhh!'"

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2014

She lets out an exacerbated argh and climbs into the backseat of her mother’s Prius with her younger sister in dance leotards.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2012

“Pittman was this big shlumpy guy and he was wandering around going, ‘Argh argh argh,’ ” Ms. Bennett said recently.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2010