spleen
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8.7
- noun
- /spliːn/
- Archaic
:
rencor
- It's a little hard to believe that the past couple of years have been that uniquely spleen-inducing.
Examples
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After losing the match, he expressed his spleen about the referee's decision in the locker room.
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She often lets her spleen out during heated debates about politics with her friends.
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I would like people to vent their spleen on a structure.
Blog text (11) -
Robinson's first reaction was one of spleen.
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But is this thread really the place to vent your spleen on this subject?
Blog text (8) -
A cathartic need to simply vent my spleen and have a platform to air my grievances with the world.
Blog text (15) -
And anyhow, when all was said and done, everyone knew that for all Buck's spleen and speechifying, the government would go on acting in the same old high and mighty way and do as it damn well pleased.
Fiction book (1998) -
Valerian Fitz Hugh might not be here for her to vent her spleen on, but Gideon was.
Fiction book (1991) -
Frustrated with the ongoing situation, he couldn't help but voice his spleen towards the management.
Synonyms
172
4.2
A long, strong feeling of anger toward someone who treated you unfairly
75
3.4
A strong feeling of anger and hurt toward someone
1
7.4
A deep bitter anger you feel after being hurt
Antonyms
Compounds
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spleen (feeling) comes from the name of the body part, from an old Greek word splēn, because people long ago thought the spleen made someone feel 'moody' or angry; so the word came to mean 'bitterness' or 'spite'.