earachenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈɪə.reɪk/us/ˈɪr.eɪk/B1 a pain in the inside part of your ear
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pain & painful
- -racked
- achy
- agonizing
- cluster headache
- dodgy
- hell
- hurt
- masochism
- neuralgia
- non-ulcer stomach pain
- painful
- painfully
- painless
- rack
- racking
- shooting pains
- suffering
- tender
- throb
- torment
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Examples from literature
- He had a bad earache.
- How should a child with earache be treated?
- The cowboy who had spoken was suffering from earache and had an ear plugged with cotton.
- The heart of a roasted onion placed in the ear is an old-fashioned remedy for earache.
- This is why one so often has earache after an attack of the grip or after a bad cold.