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Another word for headache

headache Synonyms

headache

n.

A pain in the head
migraine, sick headache, bilious headache, neuralgia, organic headache, megrim, cephalalgia, hemialgia, hemicrania, reflex headache, head-on*, big head*; see also pain 2.
*A source of vexation and difficulty
problem, jumble, mess; see difficulty 1, 2, trouble 2.

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Another word for headache

noun

(Informal)

A duty or responsibility that is a source of anxiety, worry, or hardship:

burden¹, millstone, onus, tax, weight. See heavy, over

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She stormed out, blood pulsing and headache growing.
Do you have a headache by chance?
Her headache had been gone most of the morning for the first time in months, until the monster in her head started clawing at her mind.
"I do have a headache," he said, distracted.
It helped the shoulder, but it wasn't doing her headache any good.

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