adjective

• Causing a severe headache.

  ‘a head-splitting hangover’

  More example sentences

  • ‘head-splitting high squeals’
  • ‘She can now admit that the pressure of fame was almost head-splitting at times.’
  • ‘As it turned out, being in a house full of comedians was less side-splitting than it was head-splitting.’
  • ‘Behind the head-splitting cacophony of grating guitar noise, Gillard yelps humorously childlike bathroom scrawling for the entire length of this 28 minute release.’
  • ‘If Sara had seen her friend a mere week later, after another head splitting lesson, she would have been astounded by the progress Alex was making.’
  • ‘The collection suggests head-splitting bass and glossy productions aren't so important.’

  Synonyms

  noisy, blaring, booming, deafening, roaring, thunderous, thundering, tumultuous, clamorous, blasting, head-splitting, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, piercing