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spleen

noun

1 spleen

A large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses.

synonym: lien.

Roget 837: dejection; dejectedness etc. adj.; depression, prosternation; lowness of spirits, depression of spirits; weight on the spirits, oppression on the spirits, damp on the spirits; low spirits, bad spirits, drooping spirits, ... show more

Dutch: milt
Polish: śledziona

2 spleen

A feeling of resentful anger.

synonyms: irascibility, quick temper, short temper.

Roget 901a: sullenness etc. adj.; morosity, spleen; churlishness etc. (discourtesy) 895; irascibility etc. 901.    moodiness ... show more

Roget 900: resentment, displeasure, animosity, anger, wrath, indignation; exasperation, bitter resentment, wrathful indignation.    pique, umbrage, huff, miff, ... show more

Dutch: opvliegendheid


Moby thesaurus: abdomen, acerbity, acid, acidity, acidulousness, acrimony, anger, angst, anguish, animosity, anus, anxiety, appendix, asperity, bad humor, bad temper, bile, biliousness, bitter resentment, bitterness ... show more.

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