megrim

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma dor de cabeça vascular forte e recorrente, frequentemente acompanhada de outros sintomas e mais comum em mulheres do que em homens.

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.

   🇵🇹Enxaqueca

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Capricho

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Melancolia

   Sinônimos: dejectiondepressiondespondencygloommelancholysadnessunhappinesswoe

   Antônimos: cheerfulnesselationeuphoriahappinessjoy

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• megrim's possessive singular form