3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spleen  \Spleen\,  v.  t. 
  To  dislke.  [Obs.]  --Bp.  Hacket. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spleen  \Spleen\,  n.  [L.  splen,  Gr  ????  the  milt  or  spleen, 
  affection  of  the  spleen;  cf  L.  lien,  plihan  pl[=i]han.] 
  1.  (Anat.)  A  peculiar  glandlike  but  ductless  organ  found  near 
  the  stomach  or  intestine  of  most  vertebrates  and  connected 
  with  the  vascular  system;  the  milt.  Its  exact  function  in 
  not  known 
 
  2.  Anger;  latent  spite;  ill  humor;  malice;  as  to  vent  one's 
  spleen. 
 
  In  noble  minds  some  dregs  remain,  Not  yet  purged 
  off  of  spleen  and  sour  disdain.  --Pope. 
 
  3.  A  fit  of  anger;  choler.  --Shak. 
 
  4.  A  sudden  motion  or  action  a  fit  a  freak;  a  whim.  [Obs. 
  or  R.] 
 
  A  thousand  spleens  bear  her  a  thousand  ways.  --Shak. 
 
  5.  Melancholy;  hypochondriacal  affections. 
 
  Bodies  changed  to  various  forms  by  spleen.  --Pope. 
 
  There  is  a  luxury  in  self-dispraise:  And  inward 
  self-disparagement  affords  To  meditative  spleen  a 
  grateful  feast.  --Wordsworth. 
 
  6.  A  fit  of  immoderate  laughter  or  merriment.  [Obs.] 
 
  Thy  silly  thought  enforces  my  spleen.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spleen 
  n  1:  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  [syn:  {lien}] 
  2:  a  feeling  of  resentful  anger  [syn:  {irascibility},  {short 
  temper},  {quick  temper}] 

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