Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bakin ciki" ita ce hanyar bayyana ko nuna baƙin ciki, baƙin ciki, ko nadama. Ana iya amfani da shi don siffanta mutumin da ke fuskantar tsananin baƙin ciki, zafi, ko baƙin ciki, ko kuma bayyana wani aiki ko yanayin da ke haifar da irin wannan motsin rai.