Megrims
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megrims is a noun meaning Chiefly preceded by the: depression, low spirits, unhappiness.
Meaning
Chiefly preceded by the: depression, low spirits, unhappiness.
More Meanings
- plural of megrim
- (veterinary medicine) Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses, marked by a disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behaviour such as staggers or a sudden vertigo, sometimes followed by unconsciousness; the staggers.
Example Sentences
Thou art properly my cephalick ſnuff, and art no bad medicine againſt megrims, vertigoes, and profound thinking—ha, ha, ha.
I'm not myself, of course, an idealistic girl in love with a member of the staff of the Thursday Review and never have been, but if I were I know I'd get the megrims somewhat severely if I caught [my fiancé] in a clinch with anyone as personable as this stepdaughter of Aubrey Upjohn, for though shaky on the IQ, physically she was a pipterino of the first water.
Synonyms for megrims
Depending on context, synonyms include blues.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blues, mulleygrubs, miserable, mood, mubble-fubbles, morbs.
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