All 9 Uses of
vex
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Alyosha was even more disconcerted and vexed.†
Chpt 2 *
- There, my darling, I couldn't do anything to vex you.†
Chpt 3
- But, suddenly feeling vexed with himself, he turned away with a curse and went to the tavern to play billiards.†
Chpt 8
- She was holding his hand and seemed to be laughing, while he, seeming vexed and not looking at her, was saying something in a loud voice to Maximov, who sat the other side of the table, facing Grushenka.†
Chpt 8
- What's he scolding about?" said Grushenka, suddenly vexed.†
Chpt 8
- "—he corrected himself hurriedly—"don't be vexed with me for my restiveness, I beg you again.†
Chpt 9
- Good-by, gentlemen, don't be vexed with me for having shouted at you during the examination.†
Chpt 9
- The justice of the peace smiled and was vexed with himself at once for having smiled.†
Chpt 10
- And whenever I go to see him, he seems vexed at my coming, so I've not been to him for the last three weeks.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(vex) to annoy or disturb