megrims

A noun referring to a severe, recurring vascular headache, often accompanied by other symptoms, and occurring more frequently in women than in men.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine starke, wiederkehrende Gefäßkopfschmerzattacke bezeichnet, oft von weiteren Symptomen begleitet und bei Frauen häufiger als bei Männern. Daneben kann es allgemein Kopfschmerz oder Migräne meinen.

1. Migraine headache B1 formal british medical

   A severe, recurring type of headache often accompanied by visual disturbances and nausea.

   • She suffers from megrims at least once a month.
   • The doctor prescribed medication to prevent megrim attacks.
   • Loud noises can trigger a megrim for him.
   • Her megrim lasted for three days despite treatment.

   🇩🇪Migräne

   Synonyme: migrainesick headache

2. Whim or fancy C1 informal british

   An idle, fanciful idea or sudden desire.

   • He had a sudden megrim to travel to Iceland.
   • She dismissed his suggestion as a mere megrim.
   • The artist followed every creative megrim that struck her.

   🇩🇪Grille

   Synonyme: capricecrotchetfancynotionquirkvagarywhim

3. Low spirits C1 formal british

   A state of melancholy or depression; a feeling of being downcast.

   • After the bad news, he fell into deep megrims.
   • She could not shake off the megrim that settled over her.
   • His letters hinted at a constant megrim of the soul.

   🇩🇪Niedergeschlagenheit

   Synonyme: dejectiondepressiondespondencygloommelancholysadnessunhappinesswoe

   Antonyme: cheerfulnesselationeuphoriahappinessjoy

• megrims plural form
• megrims' possessive plural form
• megrim's possessive singular form

unzählbar · unregelmäßiger Plural

A noun referring to a state of depression, low spirits, or melancholy.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Zustand der Niedergeschlagenheit, der Schwermut oder der Melancholie bezeichnet; auch eine gedrückte, verdrießliche Stimmung.

1. State of depression C1 formal british

   A condition of low spirits, melancholy, or depression.

   • She was overcome with the megrims after the sad news.
   • His persistent megrims worried his family.
   • The rainy weather always brings on her megrims.

   🇩🇪Schwermut

   Synonyme: despondencydoldrumsgloomlow spiritsmelancholy

   Antonyme: cheerfulnesselationeuphoriaexhilarationhappinessjoy

2. Whim or fancy C2 formal british

   A sudden change of mind; a capricious or playful idea.

   • He acted on a megrim and booked a ticket to Paris.
   • The artist’s latest work was born from a mere megrim.
   • Do not pay attention to his megrims; they never last long.

   🇩🇪Laune

   Synonyme: capricecrotchetfancynotionquirkvagarywhim

3. Migraine (archaic) C2 formal medical

   An archaic term for a severe headache, often accompanied by visual disturbances.

   • He complained of a megrim that lasted for hours.
   • The old physician prescribed herbs for her megrims.
   • Megrims were poorly understood in medieval times.

   🇩🇪Migräne (veraltet)

   Synonyme: headachemigrainesick headache