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headache
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
Examples "New York traffic is a constant concern" "it's a major worry" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)It has multiple implications and possible headaches for your marketing program . If competition beats you to_it , this exciting new product era can have real headaches in_store . ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Thus , you avoid headaches when an employee wants off for his fourth cousin 's funeral . Coffee_breaks can be a real headache if not regulated . (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Yet Laos was now one of the most explosive headaches of statesmen around the globe . |
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[ noun ] (medicine) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs
Synonyms Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Severe headaches were frequent . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)My advice , if you live long enough to continue your vocation , is that the next time you 're attracted by the exotic , pass it up - it 's nothing but a headache . Related terms ache tension_headache migraine sinus_headache sick_headache histamine_headache |
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