Meaning

2 senses

  1. A pain or ache in the head.

    I have a splitting headache after that party last night.

    I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.

    Kopfschmerzen, Kopfweh, Kopfschmerz

    головна́я больgolovnája bolʹ

    головни́й більholovnýj bilʹ

    pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs

  2. (figuratively)A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

    The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.

    Kopfschmerzen

    головна́я больgolovnája bolʹ, неприя́тностьneprijátnostʹ

Examples

539 sentences

  1. I have a slight headache today.

    Мені трохи болить сьогодні голова. — ascolto

    ruСегодня у меня немного болит голова. — Selena777

    deIch habe heute leichte Kopfschmerzen. — Hans_Adler

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. My mother often suffers from headaches.

    Моя мати часто страждає від головного болю. — deniko

    ruМоя мама часто страдает от головных болей. — odexed

    deMeine Mutter leidet oft an Kopfweh. — MUIRIEL

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. I have a bad headache today.

    У мене сьогодні сильно болить голова. — deniko

    ruСегодня у меня сильно болит голова. — odexed

    deIch habe heute üble Kopfschmerzen. — Zaghawa

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. He is suffering from a headache.

    Він страждає від головного болю. — oromashka

    ruОн страдает от головной боли. — odexed

    deEr leidet unter Kopfschmerzen. — wolfgangth

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. She appears to have a headache.

    Здається, що у неї болить голова. — rmdas

    ruПохоже, у неё болит голова. — odexed

    deSie hat anscheinend Kopfschmerzen. — Esperantostern

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
pain or ache in the head:
Русский
By meaning 2
pain or ache in the head:
nuisance or unpleasant problem:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pain or ache in the head:

Origin

From Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe. By surface analysis, head + ach

From Middle English hevedeche, from Old English hēafodeċe. By surface analysis, head + ache.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: headaches

Synonyms

7 synonyms
annoyance:botherB1pain in the neck
physical pain:cephalalgia
Close in meaning
  • pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs:head achecephalalgia
  • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness:concernworryvexation

Word family

13 related words
Derivedantiheadachecluster headacheheadache treeheadache vineheadachingheadachyhypnic headacheice-pick headachemigraine headachepreheadachesexual headachesick headachethunderclap headache

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • had a headache
  • a bad headache
  • bad headache
  • a slight headache
  • suffers from headaches
  • a severe headache
  • slight headache
  • with a headache
  • a terrible headache
  • severe headache
  • a headache so
  • headache last night

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
heA1headA1headbandheadboardheadbutt

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

headache — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto