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adjective
- 1. not in full health; sick: "her daughter is seriously ill" Similar Opposite
- 2. poor in quality: "ill judgment dogs the unsuccessful" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: "it ill becomes one so beautiful to be gloomy" Similar Opposite
- 2. only with difficulty; hardly: "she could ill afford the cost of new curtains" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a problem or misfortune: "a lengthy work on the ills of society" Similar
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The meaning of ILL is not in good health; also : nauseated. How to use ill in a sentence.
Ill and sick are both adjectives that mean ‘not in good health’. We use both ill and sick after a verb such as be, become, feel, look or seem: …
If you're ill, you're unwell, or sick. Being ill is a good excuse for missing work or school. You might get ill after being sneezed on by someone with a cold; or eating street food in a foreign country; or for no reason that you can point to.
Definition of 'ill' Word Frequency. ill. (ɪl ) Word forms: plural ills. 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2. Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia. [ + with] I was feeling ill. If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is probably the cause.
noun. an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her. harm or injury: His remarks did much ill. Synonyms: misery, affliction, pain, hurt. trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him. Synonyms: calamity. evil: to know the difference between good and ill. Synonyms: depravity. sickness or disease.
Definition of ill adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Not healthy; sick: I began to feel ill last week. 2. Not normal; unsound: an ill condition of body and mind. 3. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing: the ill effects of a misconceived policy. 4. a. Resulting from or suggestive of evil intentions: ill deeds committed out of spite. b.
Not healthy, normal, or well; having a disease; sick; indisposed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not normal; unsound. An ill condition of body and mind. American Heritage Medicine. Resulting in suffering; harmful or distressing. The ill effects of a misconceived policy. American Heritage.
ILL meaning: 1 : not well or healthy sick or unhealthy usually used after a verb; 2 : not normal or good
n. an unfavorable opinion or statement:[ uncountable] I can speak no ill of her. harm or injury:[ uncountable] His remarks did much ill. trouble; misfortune:[ countable] Many ills befell him. adv. unsatisfactorily; poorly; badly: It ill befits a person to betray friends. faultily; improperly: an ill-constructed house.
