1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
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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.
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The parasites' arrival in the central nervous system is often marked by a headache.
—Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
But the unusual dismissal order comes with strings attached that could cause continued legal headaches for Adams and put pressure on him to do more to help Trump’s administration with immigration enforcement, experts, including former federal prosecutors and judges, told the Daily News on Tuesday.
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Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2025
But the unusual dismissal order comes with strings attached that could cause continued legal headaches for Adams and put pressure on him to do more to help Trump’s administration with immigration enforcement, experts, including former federal prosecutors and judges, told the Daily News on Tuesday.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Your child shows physical signs of stress like frequent headaches, stomachaches, or changes in appetite.
—Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 11 Feb. 2025
Arceneaux experienced headaches, nasal congestion, and intense back pain as her spinal column stretched in microgravity.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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