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 WebFolks who lose their catalytic converters gain a whole lot of headache. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Pressure on funding costs or availability hasn’t been too much of a headache yet, as interest rates are still fairly low overall and banks came into the situation with plentiful deposits—arguably too much at some banks. Telis Demos, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Kingston Brown, 8, woke up in his Augusta, Georgia, home last weekend complaining of a headache and gulping for air. Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 BackTap has been around since iOS 14 and setting it up isn’t too much of a headache. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 1 July 2022 Only 35 House Republicans supported the measure, some of whom still believe an independent commission would have saved a lot of headache.Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 Travel pros recommend some tricks of the trade to make air travel less of a headache this summer. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 June 2022 When the patient came back 10 days later, coughing repeatedly and complaining of headache, Davey Smith feared the worst. Jason Mast, STAT, 29 May 2022 Migraines are one of the most common forms of headache.The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of headache was before the 12th century