1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
… meetings had become a giant headache.—
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I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
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Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain, body aches, headache and fever.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prolonged dehydration can lead to a whole host of health issues, like headaches, muscle cramps, and fatigue.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of foodborne illness usually include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, and body aches.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Soon, Scofield’s anonymity and sense of security in the rural college town were shattered as the false claims about her went viral and left her with severe grief and depression that manifested as chronic headaches and nerve damage throughout her body, the professor testified.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Prolonged dehydration can lead to a whole host of health issues, like headaches, muscle cramps, and fatigue.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2026
Symptoms of foodborne illness usually include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, and body aches.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
Soon, Scofield’s anonymity and sense of security in the rural college town were shattered as the false claims about her went viral and left her with severe grief and depression that manifested as chronic headaches and nerve damage throughout her body, the professor testified.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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