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vent

verb/dɨzɐbɐˈfaɾ/medium

de·sa·ba·far

Definition

To express freely feelings, emotions or repressed thoughts, usually to relieve emotional tension.
He needed to vent to a friend about the problems at work.
Venting in a diary can be a therapeutic way to deal with anxiety.
Common collocations
vent to someonevent emotionsneed to ventmoment to vent

Etymology

Derivação do prefixo 'des-' + 'abafar' (sufocar).

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