1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
… meetings had become a giant headache.—
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I'm starting to get a headache.
The symptoms include fever and headache.
The city's biggest headache is traffic.
Managing your finances can be a real headache.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The uncertainty over the closure of more than 500 schools is creating headaches for parents concerned about finding child care or scrapping test prep.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
But within days, the satellite imagery was causing headaches for war planners.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Some of the first signs of Lyme disease include mild fever, joint aches, muscle pain, fatigue and headache.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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