megrim
megrim Lexical Profile
megrim Game Scores & Validity
• noun
British A commercially valuable flatfish native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
"The coastal restaurant offered a delicate fillet of pan-fried megrim sourced locally from the Cornish fleet."
A severe headache, typically a migraine affecting only one side of the head.
"She was forced to retire to her darkened bedroom after being struck by a sudden and blinding megrim."
A state of low spirits, melancholy, or depression.
"The relentless rain and isolating winter months gave him a terrible case of the megrims."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to a state of depression or melancholy, the word is almost exclusively used in the plural phrase 'the megrims'.
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'migrim', borrowed from Old French 'migraine', tracing back to Late Latin 'hemicrania' and Greek 'hēmikrania' (meaning 'pain in half the head', from 'hēmi-' half + 'kranion' skull).
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