Severe Headache: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Meaning 1：severe headache (Severe headache)

Severe headache 🔊

/sɪˈvɪər ˈhɛdeɪk/

A very strong and painful headache that makes it hard to do anything.

severe headache 🔊

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/sɪˈvɪər ˈhɛdeɪk/

An extremely painful headache that makes normal activities difficult.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Derived from Latin 'severus' and Old English 'heafodece', meaning head pain.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a savage storm inside your head causing severe headache.

📖 Example

After staring at the computer screen for eight hours, he developed a severe headache and had to stop working. 🔊 After staring at the computer screen for eight hours, he developed a severe headache and had to stop working.

🔗 Collocations

suffer from a severe headache – to experience a very painful headache

severe headache relief – alleviation of a severe headache

chronic severe headache – a recurring severe headache condition

🔄 Synonyms

migraine (n.) – A severe, often recurring headache accompanied by other symptoms.

splitting headache (n.) – An extremely severe headache, as if the head is splitting apart.

🌱 Derivatives

headachy (adj.) – Having or characterized by a headache.

severity (n.) – The quality of being severe.

📖 Cultural Story

Severe headache is a common medical issue. The word 'headache' dates from Middle English 'hevedeche'. Migraines were known to ancient Greeks as 'hemikrania'.