headache Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    vexation; worry; concern.
    • New York traffic is a constant concern
    • it's a major worry
  2. noun pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
    cephalalgia; head ache.

WordNet


Head"ache` noun
Definitions
  1. Pain in the head; cephlalgia. "Headaches and shivering fits." Macaulay.

Webster 1913