All 4 Uses of
vex
in
A Passage to India
- He thought, "She is certainly ageing, and I ought not to be vexed with anything she says."†
Chpt 5 *vexed = annoyed
- For a little he was vexed by opposite currents in his blood, then they blended, and he belonged to no one but himself.†
Chpt 8
- She was particularly vexed now because she was both in India and engaged to be married, which double event should have made every instant sublime.†
Chpt 14
- Vexed rather than appalled, she stood still, her eyes on the sparkling rock.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
to annoy, worry, or frustrate -- especially by being difficult or persistent