ache

²ache

noun

Definition of ACHE

1

: a usually dull persistent pain

2

: a condition marked by aching

Examples of ACHE

1. He had a dull ache in his back from lifting boxes all day.
2. <a dull pounding ache in his head>

First Known Use of ACHE

before 12th century

Related to ACHE

Synonyms: pain, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

Related Words: discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness; affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture; inflammation, sore, swelling; damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury; backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

Near Antonyms: comfort, ease, easiness

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Other Medicine Terms

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