megrim

me·grim  (mgrm)

n.

1. See migraine.

2. megrims A caprice or fancy. Often used in the plural.

3. megrims Depression or unhappiness: "If these megrims are the effect of Love, thank Heaven, I never knew what it was" (Samuel Richardson).

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[Middle English migrem, variant of migraine; see migraine.]

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megrim¹

n Archaic

1. (often plural) a caprice

2. (Medicine / Pathology) a migraine

[see migraine]

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megrim²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food

[of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

megrim - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men hemicrania, migraine, sick headache cephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs