All 5 Uses

vex
in
Story of My Life
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I could not understand, and was vexed.†
Chpt 2

vexed = annoyed
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

vexing = annoying
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

vexed = annoyed

Definitions:

(1) (vex)
to annoy, worry, or frustrate -- especially by being difficult or persistent
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)