Kill and Vex

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Vex and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vex" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Vex

Vex verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Kill and vex are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Vex".

Nearby Word: vexation

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

heroes kill heroes vex heroes

Both words in one sentence

  • The Starscream Lost Girl: Vex is a positive paragon of this trope, constantly looking to usurp leadership of the Dark Fae, and then proving to the Morrigan, when he fails, that he's still too valuable to kill.
  • Video Game / Destiny It turns out that while both the Hive and the Vex worship the Darkness, they're both equally willing to kill each other... because they both subscribe to the Omnicidal Maniac view of the Darkness itself.
  • Web Video / Critical Role The Rakshasa in episode 21 threatens to kill the second group's loved ones (Vex'ahlia, Keyleth's father Korren, House Stormwind, and Thorbir's daughter) and then attempts to escape his demise... only to have his Plane Shift spell neutralized by Tiberius' weaker Counterspell.
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