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Sense: Noun: pain in the head

Synonyms:

migraine, sore head, splitting headache, tension headache, cluster headache, hangover headache, aura migraine, migraine with aura, chronic migraine, ocular migraine, head pain, pain in the head

Sense: Noun: source of difficulty

Synonyms:

pain , nuisance , hassle , annoyance , bother (informal), pain in the neck, pain in the backside, pain in the ass (US, vulgar, slang), pain in the arse (UK, vulgar, slang), pain in the butt (US, vulgar, slang), problem , trial , inconvenience , frustration, trial , thorn , thorn in sb's side, aggravation (informal), worry , drag (slang), nightmare , vexation, vexing problem, vexed question, hell

Sense: Noun: difficult work

Synonyms:

chore , killer (slang), bear (US, informal), beast (informal), hard work, slog (informal), drag (slang), thankless task

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