All 10 Uses of
vex
in
Pride and Prejudice
- You take delight in vexing me.†
Chpt 1 *
- I was so vexed to see him stand up with her!†
Chpt 3
- "I beg you would not put it into Lizzy's head to be vexed by his ill-treatment, for he is such a disagreeable man, that it would be quite a misfortune to be liked by him.†
Chpt 5
- It vexed her to see him expose himself to such a man.†
Chpt 18
- When they sat down to supper, therefore, she considered it a most unlucky perverseness which placed them within one of each other; and deeply was she vexed to find that her mother was talking to that one person (Lady Lucas) freely, openly, and of nothing else but her expectation that Jane would soon be married to Mr. Bingley.†
Chpt 18
- And upon Elizabeth's seeming really, with vexed and embarrassed looks, about to escape, she added: "Lizzy, I insist upon your staying and hearing Mr. Collins."†
Chpt 19
- Elizabeth's collected behaviour, however, soon quieted his emotion; and as Miss Bingley, vexed and disappointed, dared not approach nearer to Wickham, Georgiana also recovered in time, though not enough to be able to speak any more.†
Chpt 45
- Mr. Darcy's behaviour astonished and vexed her.†
Chpt 54
- It would vex me, indeed, to see you again the dupe of Miss Bingley's pretended regard."†
Chpt 55
- Elizabeth could hardly help laughing at so convenient a proposal; yet was really vexed that her mother should be always giving him such an epithet.†
Chpt 59
Definition:
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(vex) to annoy or disturb