1
: pain in the head
2
: a vexatious or baffling situation or problem
meetings had become a giant headache—
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Franklin FoerExamples of headache in a Sentence
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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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Bringing a pet to the vet's office for an appointment can often cause owners headaches, but one woman's chaotic experience left the internet in stitches.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
The update should, in theory at least, fix one of the biggest headaches in the Matter smart home so far, of fragmented Thread networks.
—Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Related Articles Wild pigs increase around the Bay Area, causing headaches for homeowners, parks and water agencies
Video shows dolphin calf birth and first breath at Chicago zoo.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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“Headache.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headache. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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