# megrim

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmiːɡɹɪm/

## Definitions
1. A headache; a migraine.
2. A fancy, a whim, a caprice.
3. See megrims (“depression; any of various diseases of animals”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French migraigne, semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin hēmicrānia (“pain in one half of the head”), from Ancient Greek ἡμικρᾱνίᾰ (hēmikrāníă), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “hemi-, half”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”) (whence also English cranium). Doublet of migraine and hemicrania.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/megrim