Associations to the word «Headache»

Wiktionary

HEADACHE, noun. A pain or ache in the head.
HEADACHE, noun. (figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

Dictionary definition

HEADACHE, noun. Something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry".
HEADACHE, noun. Pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne