Both Uses of
vex
in
The Swiss Family Robinson
- This display of temper vexed me.†
Chpt 1 *vexed = annoyed
- Vexed that so noble a prize had fallen to Ernest's gun, instead of his own, he treated it rather slightingly; but I could see that he was struggling against his jealous feelings, and he, after a while, succeeded in recovering his good humour, and joined pleasantly in the conversation.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
to annoy, worry, or frustrate -- especially by being difficult or persistent