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Synonyms of headache in English:

headache


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noun

1‘I've got a splitting headache’

SYNONYMS
sore head, migraine
neuralgia
informal head
rare cephalalgy, hemicrania

2‘their disruptive behaviour was a headache for Mr Jones’

SYNONYMS
nuisance, trouble, problem, issue, bother, bugbear, hassle, pain, pest, worry, inconvenience, vexation, irritant, source of irritation, source of annoyance, bane of one's life, thorn in one's flesh
informal aggravation, bind, pain in the backside, pain in the neck
North American informal pain in the butt
Australian informal fair cow
Australian, New Zealand informal nark
British vulgar slang pain in the arse
North American vulgar slang pain in the ass
ANTONYMS

blessing