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head·ache  (hdk)

n.

1. A pain in the head.

2. Informal Something, such as a problem, that causes annoyance or trouble.

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headachy (-k) adj.

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headache

Noun

1. a continuous pain in the head

2. Informal any cause of worry, difficulty, or annoyance: financial headaches

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headache  (hdk)

Pain in the head, caused by stimulation of or pressure to any of various structures of the head, such as tissue covering the cranium, cranial nerves, or blood vessels. Headache can be a primary disorder, as in migraine or cluster headaches, or a common symptom associated with head injury or many illnesses such as acute infection, brain tumor or abscess, eye disorders such as glaucoma, dental disease, and hypertension. See also cluster headachemigraine

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headache - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" worry, vexation, concern negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences bugaboo - a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them" burden, encumbrance, onus, incumbrance, load - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" business - a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
	2.	headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs cephalalgia, head ache ache, aching - a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain cluster headache, histamine headache - a painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cells hemicrania, megrim, migraine, sick headache - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men sick headache - a headache accompanied by nausea sinus headache - a headache resulting from congestion or infection in the paranasal sinuses tension headache - a headache located at the back of the head; usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress

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headache

noun 1. migraine, head (informal) neuralgia, cephalalgia Medical

noun 2. problem, (Informal) worry, trouble, bother, nuisance, inconvenience, bane, vexation

Translations

headache [ˈhɛdeɪk] n → dolor m de cabeza;

to have a headache → tener dolor de cabeza

headache [ˈhɛdeɪk] head n → mal m de tête;

to have a headache → avoir mal à la tête

headache [ˈhɛdeɪk] head n → Kopfschmerzen pl, Kopfweh nt (fig); Problem nt;

to have a headache head → Kopfschmerzen or Kopfweh haben

headache [ˈhɛdeɪk] n → mal m di testa;

to have a headache → aver mal di testa