English noun: headache | |||
| 1. | headache (cognition) something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness | ||
| Samples | New York traffic is a constant concern. It's a major worry. | ||
| Synonyms | concern, vexation, worry | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | negative stimulus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bugaboo, burden, business, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus | ||
| 2. | headache (state) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | ||
| Synonyms | cephalalgia, head ache | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ache, aching | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cluster headache, hemicrania, histamine headache, megrim, migraine, sick headache, sick headache, sinus headache, tension headache | ||