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noun, masculine

spleen

/splin/

noun, masculine/splin/plural: spleens

bad mood, melancholy

J'ai le spleen.I'm in a bad mood

Synonyms: bourdon, cafard, dépression, ennui, hypocondrie, langueur, neurasthénie

Borrowed from English spleen in the 19th century.

spleen — French Dictionary | Passage