migraine
noun
an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
migraines
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pluralof migraine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Four years on, she says she is still struggling with the after-effects and suffers from chronic migraines, short term memory loss and photophobia - an extreme intolerance to bright lights.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her first symptom was choking “badly” on some water in December 2024, then she had migraines and problems swallowing pills.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Women may be particularly vulnerable to the drugs’s side effects, which can also include nausea, diarrhea, migraines and rarer cases of pancreatitis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The retired nurse, 82, said the pollution made her afraid to go out and aggravated her dizziness and migraines.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
So she spends $9 a pop for pills to control the migraines she wouldn’t have, she insists, if her estrogen supplements were covered.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
