persistentache

noun
UK /pəˈsɪstənt eɪk/
US /pərˈsɪstənt eɪk/

A pain that does not go away for a long time.

She had a persistentache in her knee after the long hike.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A dull pain that keeps coming back again and again.

The persistentache in his back returned every evening.

3. A continuing feeling of sadness or worry that will not fade.

He carried a persistentache of loneliness after moving away.

4. A problem or trouble that never seems to end.

The persistentache of rising prices worried the whole town.