earache

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈiɹeɪk/ UK /ˈɪə̯ɹeɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #56686

Meanings

1

noun
A pain inside the ear.

The child cried all night because of a bad earache.
2

noun
Annoyance caused by someone talking, complaining, or nagging too much.

If I come home late again, I'll get an earache from my wife.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a pain inside the ear. otalgia

Word family

Forms earaches

Etymology

From ear + ache.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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