headache

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Etymology

From Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe, equivalent to head + ache.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛdeɪk/

Noun

headache (plural headaches)

1. A pain or ache in the head.

   I have a splitting headache after that party last night.

   I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.

2. (figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

   The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.

Synonyms

• (physical pain) cephalalgia
• (annoyance) bother, pain in the neck

Translations

• French: mal de tête
• German: Kopfschmerzen, Kopfweh, Kopfschmerz
• Italian: mal di testa
• Portuguese: dor de cabeça, enxaqueca
• Russian: головна́я боль
• Spanish: dolor de cabeza, cefalea, jaqueca

Translations

• French: casse-tête
• German: Kopfschmerzen
• Portuguese: dor de cabeça, problemão
• Russian: головна́я боль
• Spanish: dolor de cabeza, quebradero de cabeza

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