headache

/'hedeik/

Thân thiện

A woman gently presses her fingers to her temple because of a headache.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A pain in the head: A condition characterized by pain in the head, often caused by dilation of cerebral arteries, muscle contractions, or a reaction to drugs.
   • A source of worry or difficulty: Something or someone that causes anxiety, trouble, or unhappiness; a persistent problem.

Usage and Examples

• As a physical pain:
  • I have a terrible headache and need to lie down.
  • She took an aspirin for her headache.
• As a figurative problem:
  • Managing that project was a real headache.
  • The constant noise from the construction site is a major headache for residents.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a headache": To function as a persistent source of trouble or annoyance.
  • The new software update has been a headache for the IT department all week.
• "To give someone a headache": To cause someone mental stress or difficulty.
  • All these complicated forms are giving me a headache.

Variants and Related Words

• Headachy (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a headache; prone to headaches.
  • She felt tired and headachy all afternoon.

Synonyms

• Pain (in the head): Ache, migraine, cephalalgia (medical term).
• Problem: Hassle, bother, nuisance, worry, concern.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "Splitting headache": An idiom for an extremely severe headache.
  • The loud music gave me a splitting headache.
• "A real headache": A common phrase emphasizing something is a significant problem.
  • Fixing this error is going to be a real headache.

Học thuật

Noun

1. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
2. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
   • New York traffic is a constant concern
   • it's a major worry

Từ đồng nghĩa

• head ache
• cephalalgia
• concern
• worry
• vexation