All 5 Uses of
vex
in
Story of My Life
- I could not understand, and was vexed.†
Chpt 2
- This vexed me and the lesson always ended in a one-sided boxing match.
Chpt 2 *vexed = frustrated (annoyed)
- This feeling began to agitate me with a vexing, forward-reaching sense of a lack that should be filled.†
Chpt 13
- The geometrical diagrams were particularly vexing because I could not see the relation of the different parts to one another, even on the cushion.†
Chpt 19
- I used to try to remember their interpretations, but they discouraged and vexed me; so I made a secret compact with myself not to try any more.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(vex) to annoy or disturb