headache
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A pain that you feel inside your head.
Bright screens give me a headache if I work too long.
She took a tablet and lay down until the headache passed.
Loud music at the party left him with a bad headache.
I get headaches whenever I forget to drink enough water.
Common collocations: have a headache · a bad headache · a splitting headache · give someone a headache · a headache pill
Part of: Illnesses and symptoms
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
Something that keeps causing you trouble and makes you worry.
Finding parking near the office is a real headache every morning.
The new booking system has become a headache for the whole team.
Late deliveries are the biggest headache in our small shop.
Common collocations: a real headache · a major headache · a headache for somebody · cause a headache
Part of: Negative emotions
Forms
- plural
- headaches