Definition of headach
1. headache [ n ] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Examples:
"New York traffic is a constant concern"
"it's a major worry"
(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)
It has multiple implications and possible headaches for your marketing program .
If competition beats you to_it , this exciting new product era can have real headaches in_store .
([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)
Thus , you avoid headaches when an employee wants off for his fourth cousin 's funeral .
Coffee_breaks can be a real headache if not regulated .
(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)
Yet Laos was now one of the most explosive headaches of statesmen around the globe .
Synonyms worry headache concern vexation Related Terms negative_stimulus business burden bugaboo worry concern worry2. headache [ n ] pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Used in print:(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)
Severe headaches were frequent .
(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
My advice , if you live long enough to continue your vocation , is that the next time you 're attracted by the exotic , pass it up - it 's nothing but a headache .
Synonyms headache cephalalgia head_ache Related Terms ache tension_headache migraine sinus_headache sick_headache histamine_headacheSimilar Spelling
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