megrim

[ mee-grim ]
/ ˈmi grɪm /

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

Words related to megrims

blues, vertigo, melancholy, unhappiness

Example sentences from the Web for megrims

British Dictionary definitions for megrims (1 of 3)

megrims
/ (ˈmiːɡrɪmz) /

noun (functioning as singular)

archaic a fit of depression
archaic a disease of horses and cattle; staggers

British Dictionary definitions for megrims (2 of 3)

megrim 1
/ (ˈmiːɡrɪm) /

noun archaic

(often plural) a caprice
a migraine

Word Origin for megrim

C14: see migraine

British Dictionary definitions for megrims (3 of 3)

megrim 2
/ (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

Medical definitions for megrims

megrim
[ mē′grĭm ]

n.

migraine