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- Dictionaryill/ɪl/
adjective
- 1. suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell: "he was taken ill with food poisoning" Similar Opposite
- 2. poor in quality: "ill judgement dogs the unsuccessful" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. badly, wrongly, or imperfectly: "the street is dominated by ill-lit shops" 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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ILL definition: 1. not feeling well, or suffering from a disease: 2. bad: 3. good; impressive: . Learn more.
1. a comparative also iller; superlative also illest. (1) : not in good health. also : nauseated. (2) : not normal or sound. ill health. b. : causing suffering or distress. ill weather. 2. : unfriendly, hostile. ill feeling. 3. a. : not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage : unlucky. an ill omen. b. : involving difficulty : hard. 4. a.
Definition of 'ill' COBUILD frequency band. 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.
[not usually before noun] suffering from an illness or disease; not feeling well. Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital. critically/gravely/severely ill. Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer (= he will die from his illness). chronically ill patients (= who are ill for a long time ) She was taken ill suddenly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Definitions of 'ill' 1. Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. [...] 2. Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills . [formal] [...] 3. You can use ill in front of some nouns to indicate that you are referring to something harmful or unpleasant. [formal] [...] More. Definitions of 'I'll'
Definitions of 'ill'. 1. Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. [...] 1. People who are ill in some way can be referred to as, for example, the mentally ill. [...] 2. Difficulties and problems are sometimes referred to as ills.
