megrims

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

• megrims plural form
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• megrim's possessive singular form

incontável · plural irregular

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um estado de abatimento, desânimo, tristeza ou melancolia; também pode se referir a enxaqueca ou dor de cabeça intensa.

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.

   🇵🇹Melancolia

   Sinônimos: despondencydoldrumsgloomlow spiritsmelancholy

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Capricho

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Enxaqueca (arcaico)

   Sinônimos: headachemigrainesick headache