megrim

[ mee-grim ]

/ ˈmi grɪm /

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noun

megrims, low spirits; the blues.

a whim or caprice.

migraine.

Origin of megrim

1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache <Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m); see migraine

Words nearby megrim

meglumine, MEGO, megohm, megohmmeter, megophthalmus, megrim, megrims, meh, Mehemet Ali, mehitzah, mehndi

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Example sentences from the Web for megrim

As you refuse to hearken to the voice of common sense, and afflict yourself with a megrim, I leave you to your fate.
Rossmoyne|Unknown
I'll be all right to-morrow, and I'll enjoy to-morrow all the more for to-day's megrim.
The Inventions of the Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs
I keep a single root for old-time sake, which it gives me a megrim to look at.
A Garden with House Attached|Sarah Warner Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for megrim (1 of 2)

megrim¹

/ (ˈmiːɡrɪm) /

noun archaic

(often plural) a caprice

a migraine

Word Origin for megrim

C14: see migraine

British Dictionary definitions for megrim (2 of 2)

megrim²

/ (ˈmiːɡrɪm) /

noun

a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food

Word Origin for megrim

C19: of uncertain origin

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Medical definitions for megrim

megrim

[ mē′grĭm ]

n.

migraine

单词	megrim
释义	megrim [ mee-grim ] / ˈmi grɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR megrim ON THESAURUS.COM noun megrims, low spirits; the blues. a whim or caprice. migraine. Origin of megrim 1350–1400; Middle English migrame a type of headache <Middle French migraine (by misreading, in taken as m); see migraine Words nearby megrim meglumine, MEGO, megohm, megohmmeter, megophthalmus, megrim, megrims, meh, Mehemet Ali, mehitzah, mehndi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for megrim As you refuse to hearken to the voice of common sense, and afflict yourself with a megrim, I leave you to your fate. Rossmoyne\|Unknown I'll be all right to-morrow, and I'll enjoy to-morrow all the more for to-day's megrim. The Inventions of the Idiot\|John Kendrick Bangs I keep a single root for old-time sake, which it gives me a megrim to look at. A Garden with House Attached\|Sarah Warner Brooks British Dictionary definitions for megrim (1 of 2) megrim¹ / (ˈmiːɡrɪm) / noun archaic (often plural) a caprice a migraine Word Origin for megrim C14: see migraine British Dictionary definitions for megrim (2 of 2) megrim² / (ˈmiːɡrɪm) / noun a flatfish, Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, of the turbot family, having a yellowish translucent body up to 50 cm (20 in.) in length, found in European waters, and caught for food Word Origin for megrim C19: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to megrim blues, vertigo, melancholy, unhappiness Medical definitions for megrim megrim [ mē′grĭm ] n. migraine The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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megrim

noun

Origin of megrim

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Example sentences from the Web for megrim

British Dictionary definitions for megrim (1 of 2)

noun archaic

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British Dictionary definitions for megrim (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for megrim

Words related to megrim

Medical definitions for megrim

n.