Synonyms for headache
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A pain or ache in the head.
I have a splitting headache after that party last night.
Forms
- Plural
- headaches → annoyances, worries, vexations, concerns…
Example sentences
- worry As regards the result, you need not worry so much.
- concern Money is without a doubt my most pressing concern.
- annoyance To our great annoyance, he barged in on our party.
- vexation Free yourself of sadness, vexation, and fear!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| headache | rising | |
| worry | rising | |
| concern | steady | |
| annoyance | rising | |
| vexation | rising | |
| cephalalgia | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- worry2
- 6 letters
- bother2, megrim
- 7 letters
- concern2
- 8 letters
- vexation
- 9 letters
- annoyance3
- 11 letters
- cephalalgia
- 12 letters
- cephalodynia
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mal de tête
- Italiano
- mal di testa
- Español
- dolor de cabeza
- Deutsch
- Kopfschmerz
- Català
- mal de cap