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Synonyms
me·grim (mḗgrĭm)

[Middle English migrem, variant of migraine; see migraine.]

noun 

  1. See migraine
  2. A caprice or fancy. Often used in the plural.
  3. Depression or unhappiness: “If these megrims are the effect of Love, thank Heaven, I never knew what it was” (Samuel Richardson)
mi·graine (mī́grāń)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin hēmicrānia, from Greek hēmikrāniā, hēmi-, hemi-, + krānion, head.]

noun 

A severe recurring headache, usually affecting only one side of the head, characterized by sharp pain and often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and visual disturbances. Also called megrim

derivatives

mi·graińous
adjective