His backache left him lurching along with leaden legs.
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Backache
//ˈbækeɪk//
Synonyms for "backache" (64 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (32)
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Translations
24 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- бо́лки в гъ́рба noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- پشتێشە noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 背疼 noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
- 腰痛 noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Czech
1 entries- bolest zad noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Dutch
1 entries- rugpijn noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Finnish
2 entries- selkäkipu noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
- selkäkivut noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
French
1 entries- mal au dos noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Galician
1 entries- dor de costas noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
German
1 entries- Rückenschmerzen noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Greek
2 entries- οσφυαλγία noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
- πόνος στη μέση noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Icelandic
1 entries- bakverkur noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Italian
1 entries- mal di schiena noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Japanese
2 entries- 背中の痛み noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
- 腰痛 noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Malayalam
1 entries- നടുവേദന noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Portuguese
1 entries- dor nas costas noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Russian
2 entries- боль в поясни́це noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
- боль в спине́ noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Spanish
1 entries- dolor de espalda noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Telugu
1 entries- వెన్నునొప్పి noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đau lưng noun (any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
I have a backache.
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Tom has a backache.
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You complain and complain of backache, but you never visit a doctor.
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