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me·grim
(mē′grĭm)n.
1. A migraine.
2. often megrims A caprice or fancy.
3. megrims Depression or unhappiness: "If these megrims are the effect of Love, thank Heaven, I never knew what it was" (Samuel Richardson).
[Middle English migrem, variant of migraine; see migraine.]
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megrim
(ˈmiːɡrɪm)n
1. (often plural) a caprice
2. (Pathology) a migraine
[C14: see migraine]
megrim
(ˈmiːɡrɪm)n
(Animals) a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food
[C19: of uncertain origin]
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me•grim
(ˈmi grɪm)n.
1. megrims, low spirits; blues.
2. whim; caprice.
3. migraine.
[1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache < Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m); see migraine]
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megrim
- Another word for a headache, especially a migraine.See also related terms for headache.
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| Noun | 1. | megrim - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than mencephalalgia, head ache, headache - pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs |
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megrim
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
megrim - a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men