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Definition of headache
1 : pain in the head
2 : a vexatious or baffling situation or problem meetings had become a giant headache — Franklin Foer
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Examples of headache in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of headache from the Web
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His next memory was waking up on the floor with a bloody nose and painful headache.
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The great pig escape lasted a few hours Thursday, but motorists had a traffic headache for most of the day on Interstate 45.
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Furthermore, anxiety is often overlooked as the source of disorders like substance abuse or addiction, or as a contributing factor to symptoms in conditions like migraine headache or irritable bowel syndrome.
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Eggs are an awesome source of cysteine, which helps break down a headache-causing toxin that's produced when your body digests alcohol.
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Retailers also worry the SNAP exemption will cause additional logistical headaches for stores, but the county this week adopted a temporary measure aimed at easing the burden on SNAP retailers during the first year the soda tax is in place.
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Listeria symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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But the opposition has proven a headache for President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, whose popularity seems to be slipping in the wake of economic liberalization reforms that deeply hurt Egyptians’ living standards even while winning global praise.
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A few of the most common symptoms include blurred vision, headache, and dry eyes.
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First Known Use of headache
before 12th century
HEADACHE Defined for English Language Learners
headache
playDefinition of headache for English Language Learners
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: an ache or pain in the head
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: a difficult or annoying situation or problem
HEADACHE Defined for Kids
headache
playDefinition of headache for Students
1 : pain in the head
2 : something that annoys or confuses This traffic is a real headache.
Medical Dictionary
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