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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 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: …
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.
The meaning of ILL is not in good health; also : nauseated. How to use ill in a sentence.
[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.
noun. /ɪl/ [plural] people who are ill. Even the seriously ill cannot get tests done immediately. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
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.
adjective. /ɪl/ [not usually before noun] suffering from an illness or disease; not feeling well synonym illness Her father is seriously ill in St. Luke's hospital. She was taken ill suddenly. We both started to feel ill shortly after the meal.
