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vent one's spleen en · VERB

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Meanings

1. To openly express pent-up anger, often on an unrelated matter or person.
   • I know that this is vitriol, no-solution spleen-venting; but I feel better having screamed, don't you? 1992 October 5, R.E.M., “Ignoreland”, in Automatic for the People:

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Synonyms

take it out on · vent one's gall

Translations (19)

pt desabafar (to openly express pent-up anger) · es soltar (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi उतारना (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi भड़ास निकालना (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi क्रोध उतारना (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi ग़ुबार निकालना (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi बुख़ार निकालना (to openly express pent-up anger) · de seine schlechte Laune an jmdm. auslassen (to openly express pent-up anger) · nl zijn/haar hart luchten (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi जी का बुख़ार निकालना (to openly express pent-up anger) · es descargar (to openly express pent-up anger) · pl wyżalać się (to openly express pent-up anger) · pt descontar em alguém (to openly express pent-up anger) · hy կատաղությունը թափել (to openly express pent-up anger) · cmn 向…發脾氣, 向…发脾气 (to openly express pent-up anger) · fr passer ses nerfs (to openly express pent-up anger) · pl wyżalić się (to openly express pent-up anger) · fi purkaa kiukkuaan (to openly express pent-up anger) · hi पित्ता निकालना (to openly express pent-up anger)