as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action
having no sense of purpose, he was often at the mercy of the strange megrims that sprang into his head
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By 1781, the French word migraine entered the English language as the accepted medical term, replacing older words such as megrim .
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Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 June 2019
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“Megrim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/megrim. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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