headache-inducing

adjective

To an extreme degree, usually in regards to how annoying something is.

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Meanings

adjectiveheadache-inducing (comparative more headache-inducing, superlative most headache-inducing)

comparative more headache-inducing · superlative most headache-inducing

  1. To an extreme degree, usually in regards to how annoying something is.

Origin

From headache + inducing, from the idea that the extent of something is enough to cause one's head to hurt.

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APA

headache-inducing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headache-inducing

MLA

“headache-inducing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headache-inducing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headache-inducing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headache-inducing.

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