1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
Franklin Foer
Franklin Foer
Examples of headache in a Sentence
I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
Recent Examples on the Web
He had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in ‘43 but refused surgery and played his last four seasons beset by recurring headaches.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
This was predictable: Mergers that brought together content producers and content distributors have been a persistent headache for antitrust enforcers — witness the mergers of NBCUniversal with the cable company Comcast and AT&T with Time Warner, the owner of CNN, HBO, Warner Bros. and much more.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
However, dealing with a service center can be another headache.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Nausea, headaches, vomiting, and diarrhea are common effects and many questions remain about these drugs, including their long-term impacts on the body.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for headache 
Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
This was predictable: Mergers that brought together content producers and content distributors have been a persistent headache for antitrust enforcers — witness the mergers of NBCUniversal with the cable company Comcast and AT&T with Time Warner, the owner of CNN, HBO, Warner Bros. and much more.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
However, dealing with a service center can be another headache.
—Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 28 May 2024
Nausea, headaches, vomiting, and diarrhea are common effects and many questions remain about these drugs, including their long-term impacts on the body.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for headache
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'headache.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Video
An Abbreviated History of American English Spelling
Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut
Dictionary Entries Near headache
Cite this Entry
“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share