vent C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /vɛnt/ UK /vɛnt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like bent /v/ vs /b/ Meanings 1 verb to give free expression to a strong emotion He needed to vent his frustration to someone who would listen. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to give free expression to... expressreleaseairdischargevoiceunleash ↔ Opposites suppressrepressbottlecontain Word family Derived forms ventage Related forms ventilateventilation Etymology AI details From Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative. venter Old French ventus Latin *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /vɛnt/ **IPA (UK):** /vɛnt/ ## Meanings 1. to give free expression to a strong emotion ## Examples - He needed to vent his frustration to someone who would listen. ## Synonyms - express - release - air - discharge - voice - unleash ## Antonyms - suppress - repress - bottle - contain ## Derived Forms - ventage ## Related Forms - ventilate - ventilation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: venter - Root: ventus - Root: *h₂weh₁- ## Etymology From Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative. ## AI Etymology Vent is from Old French 'venter' ('to blow, expose to air'), from 'vent' ('wind'), from Latin 'ventus' ('wind'). The 'give expression to' sense is figurative. Important recorded forms include venter (Old French), ventus (Latin), and *h₂weh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). The current sense covers to give free expression to a strong emotion. The wider family includes derived forms such as ventage and related words such as ventilate and ventilation. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown