megrim

noun

ˈmē-grəm How to pronounce megrim (audio)
Definition of megrimnext
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head

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Recent Examples of megrim By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim . — Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
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  1. whim
  2. vagary
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  • On the other hand, biodiversity is far too important an issue to be steered at once by the chaotic whims of Silicon Valley, the legal battles waged by environmental nonprofits, and the old, sclerotic levers of government bureaucracy.
    — Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
  • By their very nature, pop-ups are fluid and subject to the whims of weather.
    — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of whim
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  • That the actual, original Antifa formed in clandestine resistance to Nazi terror during the early 1930s appears lost amid the rhetorical vagaries of political propaganda.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
  • Wealth buys choice, leverage, and a cushion for the vagaries of a market economy.
    — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of vagary

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