headache
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe, equivalent to head + ache.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editheadache (plural headaches)
- (medicine) A pain or ache in the head.
- I have a splitting headache after that party last night.
- I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.
- 1997, George Carlin, “SPORTS ROUNDUP”, in Brain Droppings[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68:
- Sometimes on television they tell you a product is "good for headaches." I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me.
- (figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
- The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.
Synonyms
edit- (physical pain): cephalalgia
- (annoyance): bother, pain in the neck
Hyponyms
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editTranslations
editpain or ache in the head
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nuisance or unpleasant problem
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