headache

noun

1 I've got a splitting headache:

sore head, migraine;

neuralgia;

informal head;

rare cephalalgy, hemicrania.

2 informal their disruptive behavior was a headache for Mr. Jones:

nuisance, trouble, problem, issue, bother, bugbear, hassle, pain, pest, worry, inconvenience, vexation, irritant, source of irritation, source of annoyance, bane of one's life, thorn in one's flesh;

informal aggravation, bind, pain in the neck/backside;

North American, informal pain in the butt;

Australian, informal fair cow;

Australian, New Zealand, informal nark;

British, vulgar slang pain in the arse;

North American, vulgar slang pain in the ass.

▷antonyms blessing.