spleen

noun

ˈsplēn

: a highly vascular ductless organ that is located in the left abdominal region near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and is concerned with final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes

obsolete : the seat of emotions or passions

archaic : melancholy

: feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed

obsolete : a sudden impulse or whim : caprice

Example Sentences

vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen

Recent Examples on the Web The tests found lesions on his liver, spleen and back.

Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 The bacterium was found in the boy's brain, lung, liver, and spleen.

Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2022 Borseti was rushed to the hospital, where doctors removed his spleen and saved his life.

Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 The loss of Frank Borseti’s spleen led directly to the medical condition that caused his death.

Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Van Wageningen’s spleen was ruptured, and he was put into a medically induced coma.

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 The ways of the human spleen are just as mysterious.

Washington Post, 8 May 2022 From this list, Trudel suspects that the bone marrow or the spleen are the most likely problem areas, and his team has plans to investigate the issue further in the future.

Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022 The lyrics then reference ailments from liver trouble to an enlarged spleen.

Gareth Vipers, WSJ, 10 May 2022 See More

Medical Definition

spleen

noun

ˈsplēn

: a highly vascular ductless abdominal organ of vertebrates that resembles a gland in organization but is closely associated with the circulatory system, that plays a role in the final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes, and that in humans is a dark purplish flattened oblong object of a soft fragile consistency lying near the cardiac end of the stomach and consisting largely of blood and lymphoid tissue enclosed in a fibroelastic capsule from which trabeculae ramify through the tissue of the organ which is divisible into a loose friable red pulp in intimate connection with the blood supply and with red blood cells free in its interstices and a denser white pulp chiefly of lymphoid tissue condensed in masses about the small arteries

spleen

noun

as in anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so

Synonyms & Similar Words

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anger
indignation
rage
fury
outrage
wrath
irritation
mood
wrathfulness
choler
irritability
mad
exasperation
bitterness
jealousy
resentment
ire
madness
bile
slow burn
annoyance
contempt
temper
birse
lividity
hostility
malice
angriness
furor
venom
biliousness
grudge
jaundice
irateness
outburst
lividness
spite
vexation
vengefulness
embitterment
vindictiveness
animosity
vitriol
aggravation
rancor
envy
pique
virulence
pugnacity
enmity
antagonism
acrimony
antipathy
irascibility
malevolence
crankiness
querulousness
orneriness
dudgeon
heat
flare
belligerence
contentiousness
pugnaciousness
warmth
contrariness
quarrelsomeness
acrimoniousness
dander
road rage
pet
delirium
hot-headedness
air rage
huff
ruffle
empoisonment
blowup
chafe
passion
disputatiousness
irascibleness
flare-up
rise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

pleasure
delight
patience
calmness
forbearance

as in malice

the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen

Synonyms & Similar Words

malice
venom
hatred
spite
cruelty
meanness
spitefulness
malignancy
malignity
hatefulness
maliciousness
jealousy
malevolence
hostility
malignance
disgust
viciousness
bitterness
contempt
nastiness
hate
jaundice
disdain
bile
despite
resentment
vengefulness
vindictiveness
animosity
rancor
antagonism
enmity
cattiness
loathing
distaste
abusiveness
resentment
antipathy
grudge
revulsion
abhorrence
ill will
repugnance
abomination
pique
virulence
repulsion
vitriol
rancor
scorn
mean-spiritedness
invidiousness
bitchery
horror
execration
despicableness
bitchiness
aversion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

passion
love
devotion
ardor
civility
worship
friendliness
sympathy
amity
amiability
affection
adoration
hospitality
infatuation
kindness
understanding
veneration
empathy
friendship
charity
amicability
cordiality
kindliness
goodwill
comity

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of spleen are grudge, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, and spite. While all these words mean "the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress," spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent malice.

venting his spleen against politicians

Although the words grudge and spleen have much in common, grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction.

never one to harbor a grudge

The words ill will and spleen can be used in similar contexts, but ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration.

ill will provoked by a careless remark

While the synonyms malevolence and spleen are close in meaning, malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct.

a look of dark malevolence

The synonyms malice and spleen are sometimes interchangeable, but malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer.

felt no malice toward their former enemies

The meanings of malignity and spleen largely overlap; however, malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness.

a life consumed by motiveless malignity

The words spite and spleen are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments.

petty insults inspired by spite

单词	spleen
释义	spleen noun ˈsplēn 1 : a highly vascular ductless organ that is located in the left abdominal region near the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and is concerned with final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes 2 obsolete : the seat of emotions or passions 3 archaic : melancholy 4 : feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed 5 obsolete : a sudden impulse or whim : caprice Synonyms anger angriness birse [chiefly Scottish] choler furor fury indignation irateness ire lividity lividness mad madness mood [archaic] outrage rage wrath wrathfulness See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen Recent Examples on the Web The tests found lesions on his liver, spleen and back. Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2022 The bacterium was found in the boy's brain, lung, liver, and spleen. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2022 Borseti was rushed to the hospital, where doctors removed his spleen and saved his life. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 The loss of Frank Borseti’s spleen led directly to the medical condition that caused his death. Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022 Van Wageningen’s spleen was ruptured, and he was put into a medically induced coma. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 The ways of the human spleen are just as mysterious. Washington Post, 8 May 2022 From this list, Trudel suspects that the bone marrow or the spleen are the most likely problem areas, and his team has plans to investigate the issue further in the future. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022 The lyrics then reference ailments from liver trouble to an enlarged spleen. Gareth Vipers, WSJ, 10 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English splen, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French espleen, from Latin splen, from Greek splēn; akin to Latin lien spleen, Sanskrit plīhan First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing spleen vent one's spleen vent one's spleen Kids Definition spleen noun ˈsplēn : an organ near the stomach that destroys worn-out red blood cells and produces some of the white blood cells Medical Definition spleen noun ˈsplēn : a highly vascular ductless abdominal organ of vertebrates that resembles a gland in organization but is closely associated with the circulatory system, that plays a role in the final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood, and production of lymphocytes, and that in humans is a dark purplish flattened oblong object of a soft fragile consistency lying near the cardiac end of the stomach and consisting largely of blood and lymphoid tissue enclosed in a fibroelastic capsule from which trabeculae ramify through the tissue of the organ which is divisible into a loose friable red pulp in intimate connection with the blood supply and with red blood cells free in its interstices and a denser white pulp chiefly of lymphoid tissue condensed in masses about the small arteries spleen noun 1 as in anger an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something vented her spleen and felt much better for having done so Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance anger indignation rage fury outrage wrath irritation mood wrathfulness choler irritability mad exasperation bitterness jealousy resentment ire madness bile slow burn annoyance contempt temper birse lividity hostility malice angriness furor venom biliousness grudge jaundice irateness outburst lividness spite vexation vengefulness embitterment vindictiveness animosity vitriol aggravation rancor envy pique virulence pugnacity enmity antagonism acrimony antipathy irascibility malevolence crankiness querulousness orneriness dudgeon heat flare belligerence contentiousness pugnaciousness warmth contrariness quarrelsomeness acrimoniousness dander road rage pet delirium hot-headedness air rage huff ruffle empoisonment blowup chafe passion disputatiousness irascibleness flare-up rise Antonyms & Near Antonyms pleasure delight patience calmness forbearance 2 as in malice the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm the bill's failure to pass in the legislature was due to nothing more than partisan spleen Synonyms & Similar Words malice venom hatred spite cruelty meanness spitefulness malignancy malignity hatefulness maliciousness jealousy malevolence hostility malignance disgust viciousness bitterness contempt nastiness hate jaundice disdain bile despite resentment vengefulness vindictiveness animosity rancor antagonism enmity cattiness loathing distaste abusiveness resentment antipathy grudge revulsion abhorrence ill will repugnance abomination pique virulence repulsion vitriol rancor scorn mean-spiritedness invidiousness bitchery horror execration despicableness bitchiness aversion Antonyms & Near Antonyms passion love devotion ardor civility worship friendliness sympathy amity amiability affection adoration hospitality infatuation kindness understanding veneration empathy friendship charity amicability cordiality kindliness goodwill comity See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of spleen are grudge, ill will, malevolence, malice, malignity, and spite. While all these words mean "the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress," spleen suggests the wrathful release of latent spite or persistent malice. venting his spleen against politicians Although the words grudge and spleen have much in common, grudge implies a harbored feeling of resentment or ill will that seeks satisfaction. never one to harbor a grudge The words ill will and spleen can be used in similar contexts, but ill will implies a feeling of antipathy of limited duration. ill will provoked by a careless remark While the synonyms malevolence and spleen are close in meaning, malevolence suggests a bitter persistent hatred that is likely to be expressed in malicious conduct. a look of dark malevolence The synonyms malice and spleen are sometimes interchangeable, but malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer. felt no malice toward their former enemies The meanings of malignity and spleen largely overlap; however, malignity implies deep passion and relentlessness. a life consumed by motiveless malignity The words spite and spleen are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, spite implies petty feelings of envy and resentment that are often expressed in small harassments. petty insults inspired by spite
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