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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness;
- Example: "New York traffic is a constant concern"
- Example: "it's a major worry"
[syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation]

2. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs;
[syn: headache, head ache, cephalalgia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Headache \Head"ache`\ (h[e^]d"[=a]k`), n. Pain in the head; cephalalgia. "Headaches and shivering fits." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

headache n 1: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry" [syn: concern, worry, headache, vexation] 2: pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs [syn: headache, head ache, cephalalgia]