headache problem

  • 1headache — [n1] difficulty, problem annoyance, bane, bother, dilemma, frustration, hassle, hindrance, inconvenience, nuisance, pain in the neck*, pest, predicament, quagmire, trouble, vexation, worry; concepts 674,677 headache [n2] migraine cephalalgia,… …

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  • 2headache — O.E. heafodece; see HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + ACHE (Cf. ache) (n.). Colloquial sense of troublesome problem is first recorded 1934 …

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  • 3problem — [n1] difficulty; bad situation botheration, box*, can of worms*, complication, count*, crunch*, dilemma, disagreement, dispute, disputed point, doubt, headache*, hitch*, hot water*, issue, mess*, obstacle, pickle*, point at issue*, predicament,… …

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  • 4Headache — For other uses, see Headache (disambiguation). Headache A person with a headache. ICD 10 G43 G …

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  • 5headache — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. migraine, megrim, splitting headache; hangover; problem, burden, difficulty, nuisance, the misery (inf.). See pain. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A pain in the head] Syn. migraine, sick headache, bilious… …

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  • 6headache — head|ache [ˈhedeık] n 1.) a pain in your head ▪ I had a really bad headache , and couldn t go to work. a splitting/pounding headache (=a very bad headache) 2.) informal a problem that is annoying or difficult to deal with >headachy adj ▪ a… …

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  • 7headache — [[t]he̱deɪk[/t]] headaches 1) N COUNT If you have a headache, you have a pain in your head. I have had a terrible headache for the last two days. 2) N COUNT If you say that something is a headache, you mean that it causes you difficulty or worry …

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  • 8problem */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒbləm] / US [ˈprɑbləm] noun [countable] Word forms problem : singular problem plural problems Metaphor: Problems and troubles are like illnesses. When things get better, people think of the problems as being cured. She thinks we live in a… …

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  • 9headache — noun (C) 1 a pain in your head: splitting headache (=a very bad headache) 2 informal an annoying or worrying problem: Censorship was a constant headache for Soviet newspapers. headachy adjective: a headachy feeling …

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  • 10headache — Synonyms and related words: MS, ache, aching, ado, aggravation, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, angina, annoyance, anxiety, backache, bad news, bane, bedevilment, bellyache, besetment, bore, bother, botheration, bothersomeness, brain disease,… …

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