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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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- English (US)
ILL meaning: 1. not feeling well, or suffering from a...
- Znaczenie Ill, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
ILL definicja: 1. not feeling well, or suffering from a...
- Ill-Bred
ILL-BRED definition: 1. rude and behaving badly: 2. rude and...
- Ill: Japanese Translation
ILL translate: 病気の, “I will” の短縮形, 病気(びょうき)の, 悪(わる)い,...
- Ill Spanish Translation
ILL translate: enfermo, enfermo/ma [masculine-feminine],...
- Ill: Catalan Translation
ill translate: malalt, forma abreujada de “I will”. Learn...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word ill, as an adjective, adverb, noun, and abbreviation. Find synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of ill.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of 'ill' and its synonyms, such as 'unwell', 'sick', and 'evil'. Find out the difference between 'ill' and 'sick', and the origin and frequency of 'ill'.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective ill, which can mean suffering from an illness or disease, or bad or harmful. Find out the difference between ill and sick, and the idioms and collocations with ill.
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.
Ill means not healthy, sick, or bad, and can be used as an adjective, noun, or adverb. Learn the difference between ill and sick, the origin and synonyms of ill, and the idioms and expressions with ill.
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.