headache
115
3.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌeɪk/
- Informal
:
dolor de cabeza
- The delays in the project have turned into quite a headache for everyone involved.
- cause headaches
- create headaches
- give you a headache
They give people headaches or they're too screechy or they're too loud.
- They give people headaches or they're too screechy or they're too loud.
- We've got enough headaches in our own country to fix.
- Like let's save ourselves all the headache and frustration and the the negative reactions.
- For starters, you have to deal with three separate credit bureaus, which is a massive headache and unpleasant.
- Apparently that's causing some headaches and that's why we are on hold.
- And I think and a capsule in your case might get more of a headache than a helpful thing.
- And you get paid quicker with less risk and no headaches.
- You know, I this book gave me a royal headache.
- I could just skip this, but if you get a single digit wrong, it's a headache to deal with.
- There were two other things that we sold there that were a real headache.
- It is a very unpleasant experience and it leads to so much more frustration, headache, heartache, you name it.
- I feel like it's totally inappropriate to disrespect that love to then carry over my headaches home in general.
- I get that it could end up being a headache down the road because they will not let it go.
- Nothing but a headache and stories done on me.
- And I do not think that an ex is worth creating headache in your new relationship.
Examples
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Finally, Angie had to claim a headache and ask Lucille to leave without doing her nails.
Fiction book (2001) -
You are giving me such a headache.
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And, and so, yeah, it was that house was just like one headache after another.
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I get that it could end up being a headache down the road because they will not let it go.
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It's getting them to do what you want that gives you a headache.
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Like I just saved myself so much headache and so much time and all those sorts of things.
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How about the administrative headache of linking the federal government directly to millions of families?
Academic text (1998) -
The temporary nature of yet other provisions, however, creates huge headaches for many people.
Academic text (2003) -
Every attorney has had clients who cost more in time, money, and headaches than they're worth.
Academic text (2009) -
For starters, you have to deal with three separate credit bureaus, which is a massive headache and unpleasant.
Synonyms
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1.0
A situation that causes difficulty, worry, or inconvenience
906
1.7
A person or thing that causes worry and needs attention
418
3.0
Something that causes annoyance or trouble
108
1.0
Something that makes you feel nervous or upset
11
4.1
A person or thing that is annoying and causes trouble
Something that annoys or worries you
Antonyms
Compounds
1
3.1
Mild to moderate pain at the back of the head or neck caused by stress and tight muscles
- Specialized
1
4.7
Very severe pain on one side of the head near the eye that comes in periods
- Archaic
1
6.5
A severe headache that often makes you feel sick and unable to concentrate
- Specialized
A recurring very painful headache caused by histamine released in the body
How Troublesome
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Headache comes from the parts head and ache and is also used for a person or thing that causes worry. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a difficult problem as a 'pain in the head' that keeps bothering you.