spleen (anat.)
—
anger
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 8292 | liver | → | anger | Open |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | spleen | |
| Meaning 1 | spleen (anat.) | a ruptured spleen |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | anger | He vented his spleen (= shouted in an angry way) on the assembled crowd. Comments: [uncountable] (literary) |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | Online: Oxford Advanced Learning Dictionary, https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hindi | |
| Lexeme | bhaṛāsa (भड़ास) | |
| Meaning 1 | spleen (anat.) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | anger | |
| Reference | McGregor 1993: 758 | |
| Comment | ||